NAME: Japanese wooden folkcraft doll MAKER: Signature may be on the left side SIZE: 9-1/4", weight is approx. 14.5 ounces CONDITION: The thin outer layers of the bark are curling and flaking off NOTES: ... more

NAME: Japanese Ittobori style wood carving of "Tale of Shuzenji" SIZE: The doll sits at 2-1/2" tall, the stand is 2 x 2-5/8" CONDITION: Good NOTES: Tale of Shuzenji is a play by Kido Okamota, written in 1909. In short, master mask carver Yashao is asked to make a ... more

NAME: Tiny Japanese ittobori style carving of Noh character Okina w/wood box MAKER: May be a maker signature and stamp on box SIZE: 1-7/16" tall, the box is 2" x 1-3/16 x 1-3/8" CONDITION: Excellent NOTES: Briefly, Ittobori is a carving technique. The na... more

NAME: Painted clam shell with ittobori carved hina pair inside. Maker: Naohisa SIZE: Closed, the clam shell is 2-1/4" long and 1-7/16" high with the stand. The Emperor and Empress are 1/2" tall. CONDITION: Tiny chip on the left side of the bottom shell. ... more

NAME: Japanese ittobori carving of a dog, representing zodiac year of the dog, in wood box. MAKER: Burnt wood engraving on bottom as well as on the box lid SIZE: 2" tall, 3" long CONDITION: Good NOTES: Briefly, Ittobori is a carving technique. The name... more

NAME: Japanese ittobori style fighting bull pair. These look like winners as they are highly decorated, similar to the winners in dog sumo wrestling. SIZE: The bulls are approximately 3-1/4" long and 1-3/4" tall, not including the rope. The stand is 7-7/8" x 2-1/2" x 5/8" high. more

NAME: Carved Japanese Thunderbird w/box SIZE: Bird measures 2-3/8", not including the tail. Overall height is 5-1/2" CONDITION: Some of the bark has dried up and is curling or peeling. NOTES: The bird is glued to the stand. Couple of Japanese characters are pri... more

NAME: Japanese Nara doll or ittobori wood carving of a nesting crane w/wood box MAKER: Signature engraved on bottom and signed on the underside of the box lid. The translation services (not always accurate with names) gave me the name of "Matsuura". SIZE: 9-1/4" long, 3-3/8" a... more

Lot of 3 funny little wooden bugs with nodder legs in a carved wood walnut size case. The case measures 2" x 1-5/8" x 1-1/8" deep. The bugs vary in size but one of the longer ones measures 7/8" long. Completely made of wood except for the very fine copper wire attached to the legs that make them m... more

Wonderful ittobori carving of the "Old Couple of Takasago" which includes the famous pine tree! Briefly, Ittobori is a carving technique. The name literally means "one chisel cut". You see the angles made by the chisel, they are not smoothed out. An art form that goes back hundreds of yea... more