Mammoth Ivory Netsuke

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This Japanese term is formed from the characters “ne” meaning root and “tsuke” meaning attach. The initial use of netsuke was to fasten different traditional daily objects – like a medicine box, a seal case, an inrō – to the obi, the waist sash tied over a pocketless kimono. Today, the netsuke has become an objet d’art of its own. The themes netsuke depict are most diverse, varying from animals to religious symbolism. The netsuke carver’s deftness is such that we sometimes fail to realize how so much can be portrayed and conveyed out of so little material.

• Decorative item
• Sculptures and artworks
• Sculptures, statuettes and miniatures
• Oriental
• TRESORIENT

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