Q–Where could I sell or have a netsuke appraised? A–Write to Norman Sandfield, president, Chicago Netsuke Society, 3150 N. Sheridan Rd., Chicago, Ill. 60657, enclosing $15 for a year`s membership if ...

In the 19th Century, Japanese people used to carry small objects, such as seals and medicines, in a small lacquered box known as an inro. The inro was attached to the waist via a cord. On this cord ...

Inada Ichiro (Japanese, 1891-1979) was an important 20th century netsuke artist. For centuries, the Japanese have used miniature sculptures hung by cords from the sash of their traditional garments ...

Inro and netsuke are men's accessories which date from the Edo period of Japan (1603-1867). An inro was a portable case used to carry writing materials or traditional medicines such as ginseng and ...

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Call number NK6050 .S54 2011 Type Catalogs Physical description 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 cm Smithsonian Libraries Topic Netsukes--Private collections Inro--Private collections Record ID ...