Inada Ichiro (Japanese, 1891-1979) was an important 20th century netsuke artist. For centuries, the Japanese have used miniature sculptures hung by cords from the sash of their traditional garments ...
History: It’s not everyday that you long to hold a pouch of baby rats. But when they are Japanese netsuke, the urge to wrap your fingers around these ivory carvings may be irresistible. Netsuke ...
Reclining goat by Kaigyokusai Masatsugu (late 1800s), ivory with eyes inlaid in coral and dark horn pupils, Osaka, Japan (courtesy British Museum, gift of Professor John and Mr.s Anne Hull Grundy, all ...
In September, 2013 a pocket-sized Japanese rat sold at Bonhams of New York for the US equivalent of €43,530. A sumo wrestler carved in wood, and measuring just 11cm tall, made €36,656. A standing ...
VietNamNet Bridge – A unique exhibition will introduce Japanese contemporary wood-carvings in the netsuke tradition, a technique used since the Edo period (1603-1868). VietNamNet Bridge – A unique ...
In the hands of Japanese netsuke carvers like Ryushi Komada, something quite mundane becomes sublime. From a simple block of wood emerges a delicate and expressive face, the sense of movement in the ...
The British ceramicist Edmund de Waal will promote his memoir, “The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Family’s Century of Art and Loss” (Farrar, Straus & Giroux), during a two-week tour of the United States ...
They usually are not more than a couple of inches long — in many cases, they can be concealed in the palm of your hand. Open that hand, however, and you might gaze at the object for hours, turning it ...
Our antiques expert Allan Blackburn looks at the art form of 'netsuke' from Japan... Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Lancashire Evening Post, you can get unlimited access to the website ...
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