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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

NETSUKE” ARE MORE than just cute, miniature Japanese carvings that appeal to many collectors. They were used as toggles on the obi or sash of Japanese robes, either the kosode or kimono, which had no ...

David Ellis' collection of netsuke and other antique and vintage Asian carvings is small enough to fit into a shoebox. Small is part of the collection's appeal. But, he says, "quality of workmanship ...

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 ...

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 ...

As part of the ongoing activities commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and Trinidad and Tobago, the Embassy of Japan and the Japan-T&T ...

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 ...

He attended language classes in Tokyo. Two afternoons a week he was in a ceramics studio, “shared with everyone from retired businessmen making tea-bowls to students making avant-garde statements ...I ...