Japanese Netsuke: Keeping It All Together

1. Japanese Netsuke: Keeping It All Together

2. 18th Century Japanese Samurai The illustration shows the hair, kimono, sagemono, weapons, the Samurai sword. 18th Century Noblewoman and child in court dress. Obi (belt)

3. Netsuke Sagemono

4. Himotoshi Inro with Netsuke, Collection of Tucson Museum of Art

5. Netsuke Ojime(bead)Inro

6. Manjuis a round shape netsuke that looks like a small rice cake or bun which is where it’s name comes from.

7. The kataboriis a miniature carving of a figure- person, animal or insect, sometimes a man-made object.

8. Sashi is an long thin shaped netsuke.

9. Boxwood trees are common in Japan. Netsuke were carved from boxwood. They also use boxwood to create Bonsai trees. Dragon Netsuke carved from wood, Private Collection

11. stone hornbill ivory, coral, fiber, wood walnut shell bone

12. Leather Tobacco Pouch with Netsuke attached Inlaid and Gold Lacquer Inro with Netsuke Both objects19th century, Collection of Phoenix Art Museum

13. Matthew C. Perry c. 1856-58, in a photograph by Mathew Brady.   Japanese woodblock print of Commander Perry and other high ranking American officials.

14. Okimono of Musician, Collection of the University of Arizona Museum of Art Okimono Village Scenes, Private Collection

15. Tokonoma Japanese Tokonoma