Japanese netsuke are elaborately detailed figurines. Measuring around 3–5 centimeters in length, they have been described as “small universes in the palm of the hand” for their intricacy. Netsuke ...

They do not wear kimonos to work, but these Ukrainians are no strangers to Japanese culture and art. In fact, they have enough knowledge and skill to produce valuable items on their own. Ukraine has a ...

Ivory figure group, possibly a netsuke, in the form of a naked woman and baby boy having just taken a bath, Japanese, 18th or 19th century ...

Japanese carved figurines, called netsuke, weren’t just cool works of art — they served a practical purpose as wardrobe accessories. A well-dressed Japanese man prior to the twentieth century could ...

Netsuke in the form of a bear cub with a butterfly on it's back ,Early 20th century carved ivory 3cm high, 5.5cm long Estimate: Result: Join MutualArt to unlock sale information JOIN MUTUALART LOGIN ...

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then an antique show is worth a thousand stories. The annual Pilgrimage Antique Show at the Chamber was no exception. Jewelry, linens, silver, figurines and ...

The author, a celebrated British ceramicist, has written a winning hybrid: a rueful family memoir, a shimmering meditation on loss and the reverberating significance of cherished objects, and a ...