RecordNetsuke, toggle of ivory< 1 of 1 > Back made in Japan
Netsuke, toggle of ivoryThis ivory netsuke is of a man planing wood inside the section of a barrel. A netsuke is used to fasten an inro, a small lacquered container, which hung from the sash of a man's kimono. They became miniature art forms in their own right. This view of the base of a netsuke of a man sitting within the section of a barrel he is planing shows the care taken in carving even the underside of a netsuke. The piece is signed but the signature has not yet been identified. Record detailsTo search on related items, click any linked text below.
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