Joseph Kurstin’s first netsuke was inexpensive and unattractive. But after five decades, the piece is still part of his collection, which now numbers some 800 examples of the Japanese art form. The ...

History: It’s not everyday that you long to hold a pouch of baby rats. But when they are Japanese netsuke, the urge to wrap your fingers around these ivory carvings may be irresistible. Netsuke ...

Netsuke are those darling carved toggles that appear to hang as decorations from obi but actually have a very practical role in the traditional dress ensemble. Since traditional Japanese garments have ...

The SAGEMONOYA Gallery will commemorate its 20th anniversary Oct 13-16 with a special exhibition sale focused on the centuries-old but little-known Japanese art form of netsuke. The exhibit’s opening ...

Appraisal: 18th C. Japanese Netsuke, from Seattle Hour 3. Check out Frank Castle's appraisal of an 18th C. Japanese Netsuke, in Seattle Hour 3.

WITH everything from Cork silver spoons to netsuke to bog oak sculpture, the Cork National Antiques Art and Vintage Fair at the Clayton Silver Springs Hotel over two days next weekend, promises to be ...

Britain’s proposed total ban on ivory is making its antique dealers nervous as they contemplate the unsellable, unexportable LONDON - In his award-winning biography, “The Hare With Amber Eyes,” ...