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1055:: all bones are hollow, the cavity being filled with a spongy material. Cuts across some bone show a pattern of minute holes looking like dark dots. Lengthwise, such bone displays many narrow channels which appear to be dark lines of varying lengths. Polished, bone is more opaque and less shiny than ivory.
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style, the meat from the nut was removed by various means, one being the insertion of a small worm in a hole in the nut to consume the meat. Following that, elaborate designs were carved, and the string inserted. The carver often removed all of the nut's normal surface features and carved through the
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carvings after trade in new ivory became illegal. Once hard and dry, ivorine can be carved in exactly the same way as ivory. Though often deceptively sold to the modern tourist trade as elephant ivory, items made from ivorine have none of the striations common to animal ivory, though sometimes, the
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carvings. Though often mistaken for or deceptively sold as elephant ivory, items made from the two-to-three-inch nut have none of the striations common to animal ivory, and sometimes the ivory-like nut flesh has a light yellow cast under a rough coconut-shell-like external covering. The nut is very
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were exported from Japan and they were rarely seen in Japan. To mark its 150-year anniversary, the Tokyo
National Museum simultaneously exhibited all 274 works from the Go collection from November 2, 2022, to January 22, 2023, and all 500 works from the Prince Takamado collection from November 15,
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display every aspect of
Japanese culture, including its rich folklore and religion, crafts, trades, and professions, all types of people and creatures, both real and imagined, and every kind of object. As in other aspects of Japanese culture, the subjects portrayed by
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are either a piece of the stem or the root with carving on it." According to
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has teeth running the whole length of its enormous lower jaw. Those in the middle tend to be the largest, often obtaining a length of more than six to eight inches. These larger ones are often used by carvers of
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style depicts octopus figures as having a tube-like siphon protruding from the "face", similar to a mouth. If one examines closely, one will find that some octopuses have nine tentacles instead of eight. These
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This organization publishes a journal for collectors and holds international meetings bi-annually. The
Society's web site shows examples of different styles. Others can be found by searching the Internet.
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with dense texture, concentric growth rings, and amber and reddish colored inclusions in the black material. According to
Michael Birch, "the literal translation of
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175:, sliding beads on cords. Whatever the form of the container, the fastener which secured the cord at the top of the sash was a carved, button-like toggle called a
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is 'sea pine', and it is also popularly described as 'black coral'. True coral, however, is a hard calcareous substance secreted by marine polyps for habitation.
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can command high prices in the UK, Europe, the US, Japan and elsewhere. Inexpensive yet faithful reproductions are available in museums and souvenir shops.
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trend, over the long term, away from an initial emphasis on motifs of
Chinese derivation toward a focus on objects of more strictly national interest.
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229:(1868–1912). Because of their popularity amongst Western collectors at the time, some of the greatest collections are now found outside of Japan.
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Sadao, Tsuneko S. and Wada, Stephanie "Discovering the Arts of Japan, A Historical
Overview", page 202 and page 234, Kodansha International, 2003
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and 400 of them are on display and change every 3 months. The collection focuses on modern works, but there are also works from the Edo period.
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is a partially fossilized wood, having the general appearance of ebony but showing no grain." Often called fossilized wood,
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Okada, Barbra "Japanese
Netsuke and Ojime From the Herman and Paul Jaehne Collection of the Newark Museum", pages 3-4
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Lazarnick, George "Netsuke & Inro
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ivory (huge quantities still exist in the Near East and
Siberia) fill part of the tourist trade demand today.
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may depict a male and female in sexual conjugation or may contain only subtle or symbolic sexual references.
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craftsmen from the Edo period to the Meiji period. They were donated by Go who was concerned that too many
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masters. It was published in Osaka in 1781 by Inaba Tsūryū. Some works of art are even illustrated in it.
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People – famous and anonymous, current, historical, real and fictitious, children, warriors, priests, etc.
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reflect the nature of the society that produced them. This effect is particularly pronounced in
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Bushell, Raymond "The Netsuke Handbook of Ueda Reikichi", pages 25-26, Charles E. Tuttle, 1961
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fashioned from bamboo root and can revel in the wonderful texture and patina of the material."
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which are carved out for a hollow center. Clams are most commonly the motifs for this type of
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Yuzuru Okada, "Netsuke A Miniature Art of Japan", page 54, Japan Travel Bureau, 1951
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One of the most renowned artists during the Edo period was the founder of the
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residence built in the late Edo period. It has a collection of over 5,000
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surface in places to create a latticed effect. Once carved, the resulting
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when the Nazis confiscated the family's other possessions. In 1947, the
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140th Anniversary Thematic Exhibitions: Netsuke: The Go Collection.
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hard when dry, but easily worked into artistic items when wet.
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Jewel of Wisdom carved with mountain pavilions. Stained ivory
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Netsuke: masterpieces from the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Netsuke: Masterpieces from the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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2189:(1733–1810) was founder of the Iwami school of carving.
2729:"Works – Netsuke – Collections – Toledo Museum of Art"
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F.M. Jonas, "Netsuke", J.L. Thompson & Co., 1928
2520:"Netsuke: From Fashion Fobs to Coveted Collectibles"
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masks and share characteristics in common with both
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2855:with detailed images at the Bolton Museum web site
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1527:Squid, vase and barnacles. 19th century netsuke.
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2757:【京都】日本で唯一の根付専門美術館に行ってみたら想像以上にすごかった！見所を徹底チェック
1529:Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Stockholm
909:: of the many species of hornbill, only the
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2745:【東京】この龍何センチに見える？細密彫刻「根付」を見るなら東博の展示がマスト！
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2804:創立150年記念事業 高円宮殿下二十年式年祭記念 根付 高円宮コレクション.
2497:"International Netsuke Society - FAQ"
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2838:Isaac Kaplan Netsuke Collection
2769:Kyoto Seishu Netsuke Art Museum
2687:"Netsuke | British Museum"
1507:. He was followed in Nagoya by
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642:This is an elongated form of
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2539:Victoria & Albert Museum
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2873:: From the collection of
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2780:東京国立博物館創立150年プレスリリース p.9
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2311:The Hare with Amber Eyes
790:Obi-hasami sashi-netsuke
26:The Hare with Amber Eyes
2474:Meiji no saimitsu kogei
2472:Yuji Yamashita (2014),
2308:are a central theme in
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33:, by Masatoshi, Osaka,
2818:Tokyo National Museum.
2816:創立150年記念事業 根付 郷コレクション.
2806:Tokyo National Museum.
2794:Tokyo National Museum.
2782:Tokyo National Museum.
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2211:Toledo Museum of Art
2281:and made by famous
1098:: the nut from the
648:, literally "stab"
2911:Japanese sculpture
2416:Reticule (handbag)
2341:A 2019 episode of
2298:In popular culture
2193:Museum collections
2053:Daikoku(ya) Tōemon
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1835:Kōyōken Yoshinaga
1605:Myōgaya Seishichi
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901:Unusual materials
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1455:Sōken Kishō
1447:netsuke-shi
1444:are called
1438:Carvers of
1269:Abstract –
1146:: "bamboo (
1041:sperm whale
1024:ryūsa manjū
929:black coral
529:, or "mask
519:Men-netsuke
38: 1880
2885:Categories
2644:0870992732
2506:2023-08-12
2457:References
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2221:have many
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1665:Unpo Kajun
1653:Mata Uemon
1390:Fukurokuju
1331:depicting
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1148:Iyo bamboo
1100:ivory palm
874:Rhinoceros
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825:made from
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124:Edo period
2478:Heibonsha
2353:MacGuffin
2330:Holocaust
2125:Mitsuharu
2113:Yoshimoto
1689:Haruchika
1280:Sexual –
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1046:scrimshaw
884:porcelain
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798:Materials
252:The term
248:Etymology
98:An ivory
2403:Kinchaku
2360:See also
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2137:Demeuman
2065:Tomotane
2041:Tamaharu
1750:Tametaka
1701:Tomotada
1490:Tametaka
1488:school,
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2058:大黒屋藤右衛門
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1933:Yoshibē
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1872:Masanao
1713:Kanjūrō
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1431:netsuke
1428:Carved
1420:Artists
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1396:and boy
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