A netsuke (pronounced net-skeh or netski) is approximately 2 inches or less high, often made of ivory, wood, deer antler, stag horn or bone. Such objects were used by the Japanese into the last ...

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 ...

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.

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.

Inro and netsuke are men's accessories which date from the Edo period of Japan (1603-1867). An inro was a portable case used to carry writing materials or traditional medicines such as ginseng and ...

Netsuke are those darling carved toggles that appear to hang as decorations from obi but actually have a very practical role in the traditional dress ensemble. Since traditional Japanese garments have ...

Celebrating the New Year, this new exhibition highlights Japanese netsuke from the Chester Beatty Collections carved in the shape of these twelve zodiac animals. Comparing stories from Japan and ...

In the 19th Century, Japanese people used to carry small objects ... On this cord was a bead (an ojime) and a carved figure (a netsuke) that were used as fasteners. This box is decorated with ...

An exhibition on “Contemporary Wood-Carved Netsuke” will open at Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam on January 24. An exhibition on “Contemporary Wood-Carved Netsuke” will open ...

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 ...