Netsuke

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ARTISTS Various
PAGES 76
BINDING Softcover
SIZE 9" x 7"
WEIGHT 0.41 lbs
CONTENT Sculptures

A netsuke is a small sculptural object which has gradually developed in Japan over a period of more than three hundred years. Netsuke (singular and plural) initially served both functional and aesthetic purposes. The traditional form of Japanese dress, the kimono, had no pockets. Women would tuck small personal items into their sleeves, but men suspended their tobacco pouches, pipes, purses, writing implements, and other items of daily use on a silk cord passed behind their obi (sash).

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