#japanese netsuke

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‘A Cluster Of Rats’, A Japanese Netsuke (Small Sculpture) Dated Late 19th Century

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Unknown, Wooden netsuke, Japan, 1701-1900

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Edmund de Waal: Decoding stories of exile

Twelve years ago, I discovered The Hare with the Amber Eyes, a memoir by celebrated British ceramist Edmund de Waal, in a book store in Edinburgh. It was another year before I read it and it became my all-time favourite book. Over the years, I have gifted it to friends, family, those I met at work and oftentimes to complete strangers. I’ve given away over 300 copies to a mix of people whose…

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Sparrow netsuke PNGs.

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Netsuke of a white rabbit (mid-19th century) by Ōhara Mitsuhiro (Japanese, 1810–1875).

'In Japanese folklore, a rabbit lives in the moon where he pounds rice cakes or prepares the elixir of immortality.'

Image and text information courtesy The Met

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meditating skeleton netsuke

Meiji-period Japan

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Japanese #Netsuke for #WorldRatDay:

1. Cluster of Rats, late 19th-20th c.

Ivory w/ inlays, D 1 1/2 in. (4.0 cm)

LACMA https://collections.lacma.org/node/189655

2. Group of Rats Nestled in an Abalone Shell, late 19th c.

Ivory, horn, H 7/8 in (2.2 cm) x W 1 5/8 in (4.1 cm)

Metropolitan Museum of Art https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/59658

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▪︎ Ivory netsuke, in the form of a skeleton leaning on a corn stalk with a rabbit nibbling at its elbow.

Culture: Japanese

Date: 18th or 19th century

[jstor]

Netsuke are miniature sculptures originating in 17th-century Japan. These are just four quirky examples that caught our eye, but you can find nearly 4,000 open images on JSTOR of these beautiful objects.

PS The second image is of Tanuki, a mischievous raccoon dog in Japanese mythology commonly associated with excessive drinking and gluttony. This ivory netsuke depicts Tanuki carrying, um, his grossly enlarged scrotum.

The three images with black backgrounds come from the Wellcome Collection and the white one is from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, two open access collections on JSTOR.

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netsukes

Kaigyokusai Masatsugu (Japanese, 1813-1892) - Sleeping Cat - ivory with sumi, red pigment - latter half of 19th century

Naitō Toyomasa - Wasp on Hive - wood - Japan - Edo period, 1800-1850

Sleeping Man with Monkey Steals Contents of Basket - ivory - Japan - 19th century

Rat atop a Bale of Rice - Japan - mid-19th century

Yamaguchi Okatomo - Hen and Chicks - ivory - Japan - mid- to late 18th century

Puppies at Play - ivory - Japan - Meiji period - late 19th century

Asahi Gyokuzan - Raven Perched on a Skull - wood, ivory - Japan - mid-19th century

Daruma - wood - Japan - 19th century

Roaring Shishi - ivory - Kyoto school - Japan - early 19th century

Snarling Tiger - ivory, inlaid eyes in horn - Japan - early 19th century

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Netsuke, Crouching Figure of a Skeleton, Japanese, 19th Century

From the Met Museum

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19th century rabbit netsuke

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Unknown maker Ivory Netsuke in form of rabbit grinding with mortar and pestle 1701-1900

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Netsuke memento mori - Science Museum, London

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Netsuke of Bird Cage, Edo or Meiji period, Japan.

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Pigeon-Shaped Flute (Japan, mid-19th century) by Ōhara Mitsuhiro (Japan, 1810-1875).

Ivory with staining.

Image and text information courtesy LACMA.