ARTIST ARTIZANS
- Tomotane. 18th cent. A netsuke-carver of Kyoto.
- Toshi. End of 18th cent. Netsuke-carver.
- Toshimaya. Ihyoye. 18th cent. A netsuke-carver of Osaka. The Soken Kisho says: “He was celebrated for a kind of netsuke which served to hold the glowing ashes of the pipe so that they could be used to light the latter after refilling. These netsuke were made by plaiting silver or copper wires after the fashion of the celebrated Ichirakuōri (a kind of rattan plaiting called after its inventor, Ichiraku). Some of his netsuke take the shape of a calabash.”
N.B. The Japanese pipe, holding only a pinch of tobacco, requires to be often recharged. The smoker’s habit is to deposit the glowing ashes in some convenient place that they may serve for lighting the re-filled pipe. These calabash-shaped netsuke of woven wire are common.
Tōun. 19th cent. (d. 1841.) A celebrated bronze-caster of Yedo, especially skilled in moulding dragons. Tōun was his art name, his real name being Kimura Heiji. The mark Heiji is found on some of his early bronzes.
- Tōun. 19th cent. (d. 1879.) A skilled wood-carver of Tokyo. Originally a busshi, he began to carve secular subjects from the time of the first French exhibition. Pupil of Hōzan.
- Toyama. Chōzō. Present day. Carver in ivory of Tokyo.
- Tōyen. 19th cent. (d. 1893.) A skilled wood-carver of Nara, who sculptured masks of great excellence.
- Tsuji. 18th cent. A netsuke-carver. He carved in wood only, not in ivory.
- Tsukamoto. Kaisuke. Present day. A worker in cloisonné enamels.
- Tsukuda. Shūkiyo. Present time. A skilled metal-sculptor, celebrated also for combining metals so as to produce fine effects of colour harmonies. He has made some fine iron plaques with designs in high relief.
- Tsunekawa. A worker in cloisonné enamels. There were four bearing this family name. All were pupils of Kaji Tsunekichi, and their second names were Tatsuzayemon, Yoshiro, Bunzayemon, and Seisuke.
| Uchikawa. | Yoshiro. | 
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Workers in cloisonné enamel; pupils of Kaji Tsunekichi. |
| Uchikawa. | Sanioye. | 
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- Unjyu. End of 18th cent. Netsuke-carver.
- Umpo. Kajun. 1 8th cent. A netsuke-carver of Osaka. The Soken Kisho says: “He was a religionist, and carved strange Chinese figures. None of his work is without colour or made of ivory.”
- Unju-doin. Shimemaru. 18th cent. A netsuke-carver. The Soken Kisho says: “His other names are unknown.”
N.B. The reference here is to the fact that “Unju-dōin” is not a personal name, but a Kaimiyo; that is to say, a Buddhist name taken by a person of the better classes on retirement from active affairs.
- “This man lived at Kamishima in Osaka and was a theologian. He had remarkable glyptic skill, but never exercised it except by request, so that few of his works survive and his name is not much known. All his carvings are of the style called Kiji-bori (i.e., uncoloured wood), or if they carry colour, it is only just sufficient to mark the folds of the garments,” etc.
- Wariu. 18th cent. A netsuke-carver. The Soken Kisho says: “A native of Yedo and probably a pupil of Miwa. Most of his carvings resemble those of Miwa.”
- Washoin. 18th cent. A netsuke-carver of Osaka. The Soken Kisho says that he was a religionist and that his carvings are coloured, resembling those of Umpo Kajun (i.e., wooden statuettes of mythical Chinese figures).
- Watafugi. Senzō. A worker in cloisonné enamel; pupil of Hayashi Shōgoro.
- Yahei. (d. 1715.) Metal-founder.
- Yamada. Heizaburo, or Mampei. 19th cent. (d. 1843.) A great sculptor of Nara-ningyo, nearly as celebrated as his father, Heiyemon. He was also called Jakugan Jonen Shinji. His art name was Bokuko and he used the mark Shoju Tsunenori.
- Yamada. Mampei. 19th cent. (d. 1889.) A skilled sculptor of Nara-ningyo; brother of Yamada Tsunenori.
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