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Antique Bone Japanese Signed Netsuke Seated Boy Holds Basket Sculpture Decor

  • Listing ID: 9738860
  • Item #: 5590-310
Ends Sep 10, 2014 at 10:25 PM (Eastern)
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This is Japanese Netsuke.

All hand carved from one solid piece of bone.

Hand painted with signature on the bottom.

There are 2 holes on the back, which is used for hanging. Very detailed.

Size: 1.5"x1"x2".


Netsuke is a miniature sculptures that were invented in 17th century Japan to serve a practical function (the two Japanese characters ne+tsuke mean "root" and "to attach"). Traditional Japanese garment—robes called kosode and kimono—had no pockets, however men who wore them needed a place to store their personal belongings such as pipes, tobacco, money, seals, or medicines.

Their solution was to place such objects in containers (called sagemono) hung by cords from the robes' sash (obi). The containers may be a pouch or a small woven basket, but the most popular were beautifully crafted boxes (inro), which were held shut by an ojime, which were sliding beads on cords. Whatever the form of the container, the fastener that secured the cord at the top of the sash was a carved, button-like toggle called a netsuke.

Netsuke, like the inro and ojime, evolved over time from being strictly utilitarian into objects of great artistic merit and an expression of extraordinary craftsmanship. Such objects have a long history reflecting the important aspects of Japanese folklore and life. Netsuke production was most popular during the Edo period in Japan, around 1615-1868.



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