Netsuke, mermaid. Made of stag's horn and other horn inlay.
Netsuke of a tengu hatching from an egg, carved and stained wood, signed Shumin, ca. 1800 -1875
NM-1912-0647
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Netsuke served as anchors or counterweights for inrô and sagemono. A single cord was threaded through a cord channel on one side of the suspended container, through two holes (himotoshi) in the netsuke, then through the other side of the container, and knotted on the underside of the container.
Inrō, Ojime, Netsuke, Attributed to Kansai III (Japan, died 1857), Japan, second half of 19th century, Costumes, Inrō: black lacquer on substrate; Ojime: black hardstone or glass; Netsuke: ebony; manjū type.
Traditional Japanese clothing such as Kimono and Kosode didn't have pockets. The (kimono pocket) solution became an art that would change Japan forever.
Japanese Netsuke for sale. Contemporary and traditional Netsuke by Fumio Noguchi who lives in New Zealand. 現代根付師製作の根付の販売
Until the 19th century all Japanese citizens wore a kimono, fastened by an obi sash. Small personal items such as purses, pipes or medicine containers were hung from the sash by silk cords. The cord was threaded through a bead, or ojime, then tucked behind the kimono sash and secured with a small ornamental toggle or counterweight called a netsuke.
It's Cold. The Monkey netsuke. Netsuke by Sergey Osipov.
Images with links to desciptions of individual netsuke (material, subject, signature, etc)
Finely carved figural okimono style netsuke of a woman with a cookpot. Signed on base. Japanese, Meiji period. Provenance: private Middle Tennessee collection. 1"H x 1-3/4"W x 1-1/2"…
A seated rat, its head raised and two paws clutching its long tail which curls up under the plump body. The forepaws are raised from the ground as it rests on its haunches, its head raised with an alert and inquisitive expression. The skin of its plump body falls in ... Read More
wood netsuke, 19th century, of a wolf and skull, inscribed on a gilt-metal tablet Homin
