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Item Description: You're
bidding on an excellent piece of best quality authentic solid boxwood Japanese detail hand carved live-like Japanese netsuke, the size of this piece is approximately
2", item is in excellent condition with no cracks or
damage. (detail pictures of the exact
item as follow), very unique piece don't miss your chance to grab it!
100% satisfaction guaranteed or your money back!
Little History About
Netsuke:
Netsuke
literally means "root for fastening" (ne tsuke). Netsuke are toggles
worn by Japanese men of the upper and middle classes. These "roots for
fastening" developed from a practical object to a coveted collector's
item.
The origin
of netsuke is of a rather practical manner. Japanese kimonos had no
pockets. The kimono was tied together with a sash or belt, called obi.
So everything that you would carry in a pocket was put into a pouch or
a box and attached to the sash with strings. The netsuke with two
openings for the string to pass, acted as a toggle to prevent the
sagemono (everything hanging from the sash) from slipping down from the
obi. The channel or hole carved into the netsuke for the passage of the
cord is called the himotoshi. If a netsuke has a natural opening for
the cord to pass, one speaks of a natural himotoshi.
Far beyond
their practical use, they were considered as a status symbol by their
owners. Soon netsuke developed from a simple practical object to an
impressive piece of art of high standard. Netsuke were in use from at
least the early 17th century to the second half of the 19th century.
With the Meiji restoration, the Japanese adopted Western clothing,
which made netsuke disappear as an item for daily use by Japanese men.
Netsuke
come in a wide variety of different materials. The dominant materials
are ivory and wood. Wood is not restricted to a specific tree but comes
in a great number of wooden materials - many unknown outside of Japan.
Other than ivory and wood, many other materials were used like bone,
horn, shell, amber, soapstone or ceramic.
Collectors
of netsuke should be familiar with possible import/export and buying
restrictions due to legislation for the protection of endangered
species. They are different from country to country. Buying and selling
antique items with material like ivory within the member states of the
European Union is legal and does not require any permits. Exports
outside the EU member states require a special permission.
At the end
of the nineteenth century everything Japanese became en vogue in
Europe. Netsuke were sold rather cheaply until the second half of the
twentieth century when a rising number of collectors discovered the
charm of netsuke. The Japanese did not even consider netsuke as
something worth collecting. Therefore most of the best netsuke are in
Western collections outside Japan.
Prices can
range from US$100 to US$100,000. Top prices are connected to a few well
known artist designers. But in general the existence of a signature
does not have much influence on the value of a netsuke piece. Nor does
the material. What matters most, is the quality of carving, originality
and a charming subject.
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be shipped out within 24 hours after the payment is received!
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