Definition of Netsuke. Meaning of Netsuke. Synonyms of Netsuke

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Definition of Netsuke

Netsuke
Netsuke Net"su*ke, n. [Jap.] In Japanese costume and decorative art, a small object carved in wood, ivory, bone, or horn, or wrought in metal, and pierced with holes for cords by which it is connected, for convenience, with the inro, the smoking pouch (tabako-ire), and similar objects carried in the girdle. It is now much used on purses sold in Europe and America.

Meaning of Netsuke from wikipedia

- Katabori-netsuke front and rear view with two holes for cord Anabori-netsuke Mask netsuke Ryūsa-netsuke Manjū-netsuke Kagamibuta-netsuke Trick netsuke Obi-hasami...
- screen depicting Raijin (left) and Fūjin (right), by Tawaraya Sōtatsu. Netsuke depicting Raijin, by Kaigyokusai Masatsugu (1813-1892) Okimono depicting...
- article: The Ogre of Rashomon Legend and History of Shutendoji International Netsuke Society, official website Boris Filatov's Private Collection of Netsuke...
- bottom, and up the opposite side. The ends of the cord are secured to a netsuke, a kind of toggle that is p****ed between the sash and pants and then hooked...
- 115. Ishibashi, Tanzan. The Oriental Economist, Volume 43. p. 45. The netsuke handbook. Reikichi Ueda. p. 175. Media related to Kanabo at Wikimedia Commons...
- ****anese) are believed to grant good luck and are often represented in netsuke and in artworks. One of the seven (Jurōjin) is said to be based on a historical...
- Monumenta Nipponica, Volume 16, pp. 71–73 Karl M. Schwarz, Netsuke Subjects: A Study on the Netsuke Themes with Reference to Their Interpretation and Symbolism...
- to depict erotic relations between a woman and an octopus. Some early netsuke carvings show cephalopods fondling nude women. Hokusai's contemporary Yanagawa...
- okimono may be a small ****anese carving, similar to, but larger than netsuke. Unlike netsuke, which have a specific purpose, okimono are purely decorative and...
- including priceless artwork; an easily hidden collection of 264 ****anese netsuke miniature sculptures was saved, tucked away inside a mattress by Anna,...