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Japanese handwork craftwork bone netsuke girl

size:2'

quality:bone

Netsuke is a small carving usually made from wood or ivory and originally developed in Japan. This form of small sculpture served as toggle in Japan for over a period of more than three hundred years, for both functional and aesthetic purposes.

There are several dozen successful netsuke artists, many of whom have been apprentices to great carvers of the past, who are currently creating modern masterpieces. Another fascinating aspect of this contemporary netsuke is that they reflect the time and place in which artists live. In the early part of this century, dealers encouraged netsuke carvers to emulate antique netsuke both in style and subject matter, as they had a charm of their own.

In USA, netsukes aesthetic value has been widely noticed and there is a large amount of netsuke lovers and collectors. Every year, millions netsuke are imported into America. In Britain, netsukes value has also been spotted and the group of netsuke fans is growing dramatically.

Our company has various kinds of netsuke; they are top-quality, lively, detailed, wonderful workmanship, which is good for your collections.