PHOTO GALLERY #12
. SHOWROOM DIRECTORY.
MOUSE
N0. 1
SOLD
Japanese
NETSUKE
(pronounced NET-SKAY)
SEPTEMBER 2007
Exquisitely
Handcarved
of either
Boxwood or Ironwood
$24.00 - $32.00
each
I have over 100 netsuke pieces
in stock
Japanese Netsuke,
Inro, & Sagemono
HEN & CHICK
N0. 2
SOLD
NUDE WOMAN
N0. 4
SUMO WRESTLER
N0. 5
SOLD
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By the late 16th century the custom of
smoking tobacco and the use of snuff had
spread from the Philippines to China & Japan
by Portuguese and Spanish sailors, traders
and missionaries. Tobacco was widely used
by the rich and high society of China.
Kimonos, worn by both men and women,
had no pockets and there was no ready
and convenient way to carry the tobacco.
The solution came with the creation of a
multi-compartmented small box that
would hold the tobacco.
MONK STARING UPWARD
N0. 6
MONKEY
N0. 7
SOLD
"SAGEMONO" is the term used to describe these hanging devices
which included purses, pouches, pipe holders, and others.
The most commonly known sagemono is the "INRO" which is an
elaborately decorated, multi-compartment case used to hold snuff.
Cords from the tobacco box would attach to a "button" or "toggle" called
"NETSUKE"
(pronounced “Nets-Kay”).
The NETSUKE would slip under and over the OBI, or sash,
of the kimono and securely hold the tobacco box in place.
A smaller bead , called OJIME, was strung on the cords
just above the box to put pressure on the tobacco box and
prevent the compartments from becoming loose
and spilling the tobacco.
Most modern Inro and Netsuke are carved out of wood, bone,
Hippo or Mammoth Ivory and include scrimshaw work.
The Netsuke pieces I offer, unless noted otherwise,
are contemporay, not antique.
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