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 Carved Crafts Wood Boxwood Netsuke Carving Sculpture  US $5.99
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 Handmade Carved Ox Bone Netsuke Carving Man Carry Wood US $.99
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 Craftwork Ebony Iron Wood Netsuke Rabbit pull up carrot US $7.99
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 Boxwood Hand carved Japanese Wood Netsuke Fish 2 US $3.99
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 Collectible Carved Craft Ox Bone Inro Carving Kid Dance US $7.99
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 Handwork Boxwood Netsuke Wood Carving Man Sell Wine US $8.99
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 Collectible Carved Crafts Ox Bone Inro Carving Lady US $7.99
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 Hand Carved Boxwood Ojime Bead Toad NBB267 US $2.99
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 Handmade Boxwood Wood Netsuke 3 Pig Mom Baby NBC033 US $7.95
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 Hand Carved Boxwood Wood Netsuke Carving Man Beat Mouse US $8.99
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 Handcraft Boxwood Wood Netsuke Lively Cat NBC254 US $7.98
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 wd49 Wood Stand of NetsukeSnuff bottleCarving Display US $7.99
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 Carved Boxwood Wood Netsuke Carving Tortoise Sculpture US $9.99
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 Handmade Boxwood Netsuke 3 Head Wolf NBC274 US $7.98
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 Hand Carved Boxwood Netsuke Wood Carving Nice Elephant US $7.99
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 Handmade Ox Bone Netsuke Carving Young Man CRC315 US $9.95
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 Hand Carved OX Bone Netsuke Carving Man Hold Fan Statue US $9.99
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 Carved Craft Boxwood Tea Coffee Scoop Carving Sheep US $5.99
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 Handmade Boxwood Netsuke 3 Lucky Fish NBW892 US $3.95
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 Handmade Ox Bone Carving God Bag Gourd CRA619 US $7.99
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 Handcraft Boxwood Netsuke Night Owl NBC213 US $8.95
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 Handcraft Boxwood Wood Netsuke Mermaid Lady NBC097 US $7.99
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 Handmade Boxwood Netsuke Snake On Bag NBW898 US $3.98
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 Boxwood Hand Carved Japanese Wood Netsuke Dog 2 US $7.99
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 Boxwood Hand Carved Japanese Wood Netsuke Monkey 2 US $7.99
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 BOXWOOD HAND CARVED NETSUKE FINE ART DEVILS FACE MASK US $1.51
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 Hand Sculpture Bee Miniature WoodCarving Great GIFT US $3.99
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 Hand Sculpture Deaths head Miniature WoodCarving GIFT US $.99
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 OX BONE HAND CARVED NETSUKE OLD MAN HOLDS BASKET FAN US $7.98
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 Boxwood Carved Netsuke Seated Tiger Ship From US US $.01
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 BOXWOOD HAND CARVED NETSUKE 2 CUTE FROGS ON LOTUS LEAF US $8.99
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 BOXWOOD CARVED NETSUKE ART BIG HEAD NIGHT EAGLE OWL US $7.99
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 Boxwood Hand Carved Netsuke Lovely Seated Rabbit US $7.99
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 hand carved boxwood wushu bloke netsuke Carvings US $.01
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 Boxwood Hand Carved Netsuke Mouse Pulling Cats Tail US $8.99
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 Boxwood Hand Carved Netsuke Lovely Standing Piggy US $6.99
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 CHINESE JADE CARVED MYTHICAL BEAST NETSUKE US $3.90
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 Boxwood Hand Carved Netsuke Seated Skeleton Skull US $9.99
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 Boxwood Hand Carved Netsuke Horse Jumping 2 Legs Up US $7.99
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 Carved Craft Jewelry Necklace Cute Kid Figurine Pendant US $6.99
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 Boxwood Handicraft Wood Netsuke RABBIT Carving WN659 US $7.99
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 FANCY CHINESE JADE CARVED AWL SHAPE HUMAN NETSUKE US $3.90
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 Carved Craftwork Boxwood Netsuke Tea Spoon Scoop Bat US $5.99
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 Ebony Iron Wood Netsuke FROG ON NUT CarvingSALE WN062 US $7.99
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 Ebony Iron Wood Netsuke GOLD FISH Carving SALE WN047 US $8.99
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 Ebony Iron Wood Netsuke ELEPHANT Carving SALE WN166 US $8.99
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 Boxwood Hand Carved Japan Wood Netsuke Duck 2 US $7.99
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 Ebony Iron Wood Carved Japanese Netsuke Mouse Cat 2 US $8.99
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 Ebony Iron Wood Carved Japanese Netsuke Dinosaur 2 US $8.99
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 Manju netsuke of claycarving Japanese Koi Fish US $.99
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Netsuke Designers - Artistically Expressive
Not only were the Japanese Netsuke craftsmen personally being openly expressive and very individual with their highly detailed creations, but so were those that chose to wear the openly expressive Netsuke carvings.
The Netsuke handcrafting designers and the collectors of today have continued to carry the history, tradition, the beauty and the passion for the love of Netsuke today, just as was felt by the original Japanese creators and collectors in the beginnings of Netsuke so many centuries ago within the Japanese culture.
The awe and fascination that Netsuke still continues to bring to us today, from a Japanese culture in a time frame of over 300 years ago, still can stir the emotions of today's various cultural backgrounds of Netsuke makers and Netsuke collectors from all around the world. Just as back then in the socially controlled era of Japan's people, the original highly expressive tiny little detailed one-inch objects would openly say so much through the very detailed and exquisite formations of carvings that only Netsuke was allowed to express under the Japanese dynasty rule.
Starting out so innocently by the means of quintessential needs of the Japanese, the small Netsuke toggles were first made only for holding in the personal belongings around their waists, while going throughout their average day. Since the Japanese traditional dress of Kimonos did not have pockets, there were pouches, or small woven boxes worn around the waists by most of the Japanese culture, so to carry along their coins, medicines, tobaccos and so forth, while going about their daily routines. It was the small 1-inch size toggle that kept the personal items from falling out of the personal carrying device.
In a closed society that was not allowed to be freely expressive, the Netsuke toggle soon became a way of quiet individual expression that could be worn. These Netsuke creations quickly became the ways of expressing all that was seen, desired and experienced during the daily lives of the average Japanese person. Not only were the Japanese Netsuke craftsmen personally being openly expressive and very individual with their highly detailed creations, but so were those that chose to wear the openly expressive Netsuke carvings.
Netsuke carvings would be based upon all of the different types of surroundings and actions of the natural world, such as animals above and below the seas, trees, and humanistic formations with and without animals intertwined, along with the fantasy realm of Japanese culture. Netsuke was and still is made today from some of the most precious natural resources around, such as various legal animal ivories, natural hard woods, hard ocean corrals, along with glass, and ceramic mixtures for making the delicately beautiful Netsuke art forms.
The Netsuke handcrafting designers and the collectors of today have continued to carry the history, tradition, the beauty and the passion for the love of Netsuke today, just as was felt by the original Japanese creators and collectors in the beginnings of Netsuke so many centuries ago within the Japanese culture.
About the Author
Sagiv Shats writes for Ivory and Art Gallery. Browse the gallery for unique collection of artifacts ranging from
mammoth ivory
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netsuke
Carved Ivory Netsuke - The Fishermen family
