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Ivory, amber buffalo horn. A netsuke (根付, [netsɯ̥ke]) is a miniature sculpture, originating in 17th century Japan. Initially a simply-carved button fastener on the cords of an inrō box, netsuke later developed into ornately sculpted objects of craftsmanship. [1]
Masanao of Kyoto. Carved netsuke of a sleeping rat, made out of ivory, by Masanao from Kyoto. Masanao (正直, mid-late 1700s) was a noted Japanese sculptor of netsuke from the Kyoto area. He is thus associated with the Kyoto school. His works often depict animals, and he is considered to have been one of the greatest artists working in the ...
Various countries in these regions currently use a mixture of seals and hand signatures, and, increasingly, electronic signatures. [1] Chinese seals are typically made of stone, sometimes of metals, wood, bamboo, plastic, or ivory, and are typically used with red ink or cinnabar paste (Chinese: 朱砂; pinyin: zhūshā). The word 印 ("yìn" in ...
Gechu. Carved shaggy dog and pup netsuke made out of ivory, signed by Gechū. Baku: Monster that Eats Nightmares, ivory with staining, sumi (ink), and traces of red pigment, attributed to Gechū. Dog, ivory with staining, sumi, inlays, attributed to Gechū. Gechū (牙虫; [1][2][3] active 18th century) was a Japanese sculptor.
Scrimshaw. Scrimshaw is scrollwork, engravings, and carvings done in bone or ivory. Typically it refers to the artwork created by whalers, engraved on the byproducts of whales, such as bones or cartilage. It is most commonly made out of the bones and teeth of sperm whales, the baleen of other whales, and the tusks of walruses.
Ojime. A Japanese 19th-century mixed metal ojime bead. 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) An ojime (緒締め, lit. "cord fastener") is a bead used in Japanese inrō (carrying cases).
The Venus of Brassempouy, about 25,000 BP. 11th-century Anglo-Saxon ivory cross reliquary of walrus ivory. Ivory carving is the carving of ivory, that is to say animal tooth or tusk, generally by using sharp cutting tools, either mechanically or manually. Objects carved in ivory are often called "ivories". Humans have ornamentally carved ivory ...
Satsuma ware. Satsuma earthenware tea storage jar (chatsubo) with paulownia and thunder pattern, late Edo period, circa 1800–1850. Satsuma ware (薩摩焼, Satsuma-yaki) is a type of Japanese pottery originally from Satsuma Province, southern Kyūshū. Today, it can be divided into two distinct categories: the original plain dark clay early ...