I am Harald Hayen - carver name Hako.
Hako = Ha from Hayen and Ko from Minko, my favourite carver of all times.
I make netsuke etc. since 1975 and collect older stuff, when
it is available for my small moneypouch. Here I show what I carve.
I made circa 1800 netsuke over the years, do not want to be an artist - a carver only.
Sometimes it´s important for me to try copies of first class old netsuke to improve my eyes and hands.
There is a good friend in the Netherlands, Ko Baas, who is doing fantastic
netsuke etc. . You may see his work under netsuke.nl
minkomania@gmx.de
Streekermoor, Germany
NO SALE !
No comissions please.
CRAZY FUGU
Rat on a Go - table.
Yakimono.
TORAFUGU.
Yakimono tiger and ojime on an old Hida school tonkotsu.
I love to carve this models of a peach, did nearly fourty till today. This is my best so far......
My friend the bumble - bee in my garden.
A hare after a Minko model.
Mole acting as a tanuki.
Musashi´s pupil Jotaro, sitting with his bokken and a mask.
Ebony and brass eyes. I really love the Minko oxen.
My version of an owl. I tried to carve in the style of Minko, no copy.
I will have to carve some more tigers, until it has the power of Minko´s tigers.
16 cm Ashinaga and Tenaga . A grazing horse like a netsuke in the Cohen book.
A Yamada model of a rat. I like the Masanao netsuke very much and carved this for my collection.
I had to sell my first Minko Tanuki in 1980 and carved the same model for myself again.
I like to use nice kanagu for carving manju.
Two bokuto of boxwood.