But when they are Japanese netsuke, the urge to wrap your fingers around these ivory carvings may be irresistible. Netsuke (pronounced netsookeh) originally were used as toggles made to secure ...

At the heart of the exhibit is the eponymous hare, one of a large collection of netsuke, tiny intricately carved Japanese figurines made of ivory and wood. Inherited by the author, whose Dutch ...

Japanese carvings called netsuke, the size of walnuts, depicting animals, fruit, peasants, samurai and erotica. They are mostly made of ivory, and sometimes boxwood, and only the wooden ones can ...

The total value of an artist’s artworks sold at auction over a specific period. This metric reflects the artist’s overall market activity and demand in monetary terms. The middle value of all realized ...

1 3/4 x 1 1/8 x 1 1/8 in, 4.4 x 2.9 x 2.9 cm ...

“The Hare with Amber Eyes” includes treasures and everyday objects described in Edmund de Waal’s 2010 memoir of the same name. (New York Jewish Week via JTA) — Edmund de Waal believes that ...

At the heart of the exhibit is the eponymous hare, one of large collection of netsuke, tiny intricately carved Japanese figurines made of ivory and wood. Inherited by the author, whose Dutch-born ...

At the heart of the exhibit is the eponymous hare, one of a large collection of netsuke, tiny intricately carved Japanese figurines made of ivory and wood. Inherited by the author, whose Dutch ...