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Karakuri-netsuke (からくり根付, or "trick/mechanism netsuke ") Any netsuke that has moving parts or hidden surprises. Katabori-netsuke (形彫根付, or "sculpture netsuke ") This is the most common type of netsuke. They are compact three-dimensional figures carved in a round shape and are usually around one to three inches high.
Mitani Gohō (五鳳 [1] late 18th-early 19th century) was a Japanese netsuke carver from Aki Province. [2] According to collector Anne Hull Grundy, "The wooden netsuke of Goho are outstanding, even beside the carvings of other masters of the Iwami School. In fact, they have never been surpassed by any other carvers." [3]
Some early netsuke carvings show cephalopods fondling nude women. [9] [10] Hokusai's contemporary Yanagawa Shigenobu created an image of a woman receiving cunnilingus from an octopus very similar to Hokusai's in his collection Suetsumuhana of 1830. [11]
Nick Lamb (born 1948 in Cambridge, England) is a sculptor specialising in the Japanese art form of netsuke. [1] [2] One of a handful of non-Japanese carvers of netsuke, Lamb has built a reputation since the 1980s as one of the best living practitioners of this art.
In this period, inro and netsuke became popular as accessories for men. Netsuke are elaborate carvings of wood and ivory, and mainly animals and imaginary creatures were the subject matter. Because netsuke are small and easy to collect, they remain popular with collectors.
Wood netsuke of a boar resting on autumn leaves, by Tametaka late 18th century. He was mentioned in the Sōken Kishō (装劍奇賞), a compilation published in Osaka in 1781 by Inaba Tsūyrū, in which over 50 netsuke masters are listed.
Carved netsuke of a sleeping rat, made out of ivory, by Masanao from Kyoto. He was mentioned in the Sōken Kishō (装劍奇賞), a compilation published in Osaka in 1781 by Inaba Tsūyrū, in which over 50 netsuke masters are listed. The Sōken Kishō refers to Masanao as skillful and deserving of high praise and recognition. [1]
Netsuke in the shape of a curled rat made out of wood and horn, mid-19th century, by Ikkan [3] [4] Inro, ojime and netsuke. Lacquer inro, stained ivory ojime and wooden netsuke; inro features a reclining figure in a boat; netsuke is in the form of a mask, by Ikkan (ca. 1750-1850) [5] He was from Nagoya, Owari province, central Japan. [6] [7]