Meaning of NETSUKE
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Netsuke are superb miniature carvings, usually less than two inches high, that have been created by Japanese artists for over three hundred years. more details ... |
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| | Definition: | | \Net"su*ke\, n. [Jap.]
In Japanese costume and decorative art, a small object carved
in wood, ivory, bone, or horn, or wrought in metal, and
pierced with holes for cords by which it is connected, for
convenience, with the inro, the smoking pouch (tabako-ire),
and similar objects carried in the girdle. It is now much
used on purses sold in Europe and America.
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