Inro and netsuke are men's accessories which date from the Edo period of Japan (1603-1867). An inro was a portable case used to carry writing materials or traditional medicines such as ginseng and ...

(L) A demonstration of how netsuke, tiny carved pieces, were used in traditional dress. (R) Netsuke were worn as part of an ensemble that included inro, or containers, and ojime, or sliding beads ...

Q–Where could I sell or have a netsuke appraised? A–Write to Norman Sandfield, president, Chicago Netsuke Society, 3150 N. Sheridan Rd., Chicago, Ill. 60657, enclosing $15 for a year`s ...

Appraisal: Inro and Netsuke Group Clip: Season 16 Episode 22 | 3m 42s Check out Amanda Miller's appraisal of an Inro and Netsuke Group, in Vintage Phoenix.

Now available: Ichiro: Netsuke, A Life's Work Cell Phone Audio Tour Inada Ichiro (Japanese, 1891-1979) was an important 20th century netsuke artist. For centuries, the Japanese have used miniature ...

Japanese carved figurines, called netsuke, weren't just cool works of art — they served a practical purpose as wardrobe accessories. A well-dressed ...

Netsuke literally means "to attach roots". Thus a netsuke is a sort of anchor attached to a cord the other end of which is attached to the item one wishes to carry--the most common items being a purse ...

Japanese inro, ojime and netsuke. In the 19th Century, Japanese people used to carry small objects, such as seals and medicines, in a small lacquered box known as an inro.

Perhaps to subvert official restrictions on ostentation, sagemono — "hanging things," such as small tobacco pouches and inro containers for medicines — together with the netsuke toggles from ...

THERE is a taste of the wonderful world of the Orient lurking away in a series of drawers in Bolton Museum and Art Gallery. That taste is a collection of netsuke, inro and scent and snuff bottles ...