ARTIST ARTIZANS
- was also a sculptor named Deme Jōman, supposed to be a son of Deme Uman, who possessed great glyptic ability. No carvings except those of masks bear the name "Deme."
- Dōki. Minasuke. Worker in cloisonné enamels; pupil of Hara Fujio.
- Dōnin. 17th cent. Metal-founder.
- Dōraku. 19th cent. (d. 1895.) A netsuke-carver of Osaka; pupil of Kaigyokusai.
- Dōya. 17th cent. Called also Yaichiro or Yazayemon. Art names, Yoshitoshi and Dōya. Metal-founder.
- Dōya. 17th and 18th cent. Called also Yaichiro or Yazayemon. Art name, Dōya. Metal-founder.
- Dōya. 18th cent. Called also Yazayemon, or Tomoyoshi. Metal-founder.
- Dōya. 18th cent. Ryōshin. Metal-founder.
- Dōya. 18th cent. Shichiyemon. Metal-founder.
- Dōya. 19th cent. Shichiyemon, or Yazayemon. Metal-founder.
| Fugita. | Shigeo. | 
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Workers in cloisonné enamels; pupils of Hara Fujio. |
| Fugita. | Yonejiro. | 
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- Fukawa. Kazuo. Present day. An eminent metal-sculptor.
- Fusa. 18th cent. (d. 1776.) A carver of Nara-mingyo. Called also "Kogan Shoyei Shinji," and commonly "Manzoku."
- Garaku. 18th cent. A skilled netsuke-carver of Osaka and pupil of Tawaraya Dembei.
- Gechiu. 18th cent. The Soken Kisho says: "Nothing is known of this artist, but his name appears upon some fine carvings."
- Genryosai. 18th cent. An ivory-carver of Kyoto; one of the best of the early netsuke-shi. A contemporary of Miwa, who worked in wood. Genryosai and Miwa were called the nifuku-tsui (pair of pictures) of their century.
- Gesshō. 18th cent. (end). A netsuke-carver of Nagoya. Bold and somewhat rough in style.
- Gido. 19th cent. (d. 1837.) A great bronze-caster of Yedo. Zenriusai Gido was his art name; Suwara Yasugoro, his ordinary name.
- Giji. (d. 1776.) Hikokuro. Metal-caster.
- Gohei. (d. 1782.) Metal-founder.
- Gorozayemon. (d. 1786. Metal-founder.
- Gyokkin. 19th cent. (d. 1885.) A skilled netsuke-shi of Kyoto.
- Gyokumin. 19th cent. (d. 1 861.) A netsuke-shi of Osaka.
- Hada. Kusaroku. Present time. Pupil of Shihō Ampei. A great expert of Kaga, where many of the finest modern bronzes are made.
- Hakuriu. 19th cent. (d. 1873.) A netsuke-carver of Kyoto. He was a samurai of Unshiu, and his favorite subjects were dragons, tigers, and Dogs of Fo (shishi).
- Hananuma. Masakichi. Present day. A wood-carver of Yokohama who works for the foreign market.
- Hara. Fujio. Worker in cloisonné enamels; pupil of Hara Kiyozaburo.
- Hara. Kiyosaburo. A worker in cloisonné enamels; pupil of Isaburo.
- Haruchika. 18th cent. A skilled netsuke-carver.
- Hasegawa. Kumazo. Present day. A highly skilled metal-founder of Tokyo; works in the style of the great bronze casters Seimin and Tōun.
- Hata. Tomofusa. 18th cent. A netsuke-carver of Mimasaka. He was a lacquerer by profession, and his netsukes are all lacquered.
- Hayashi. Shogoro. A worker in cloisonné enamels; pupil of Kaji Tsunekichi.
- Hidari. Jingoro. 16th and 17th cent. (d. 1635.) One of the greatest of Japanese wood-carvers.
- Hidari. Sōshin. 17th cent. Son of Hidari Jingoro, and an almost equally skilled sculptor in wood.
- Hidari. Katsumasa. 17th and 18th cent. Grandson of Hidari Jingoro. A renowned sculptor in wood.
- Hidari. Issan. 18th cent. (end). A skilled carver of wooden netsuke who worked in Yedo.
- Hijikata. Tobioye. A worker in cloisonné enamels; pupil of Kaji Tsunekichi.
- Hirata. Sōkō. Present day. A skilled uchimono-shi of Tokyo.
- Hiratsuka. Mohei. 19th cent. (d. 1840.) A worker in cloisonné enamel who used translucid pastes with success for making ojime, Kagami-buta, and Kama-mono.
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