History: It’s not everyday that you long to hold a pouch of baby rats. But when they are Japanese netsuke, the urge to wrap your fingers around these ivory carvings may be irresistible. Netsuke ...

Joseph Kurstin’s first netsuke was inexpensive and unattractive. But after five decades, the piece is still part of his collection, which now numbers some 800 examples of the Japanese art form. The ...

Netsuke are those darling carved toggles that appear to hang as decorations from obi but actually have a very practical role in the traditional dress ensemble. Since traditional Japanese garments have ...

The SAGEMONOYA Gallery will commemorate its 20th anniversary Oct 13-16 with a special exhibition sale focused on the centuries-old but little-known Japanese art form of netsuke. The exhibit’s opening ...

Our antiques expert Allan Blackburn looks at the art form of 'netsuke' from Japan... Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Lancashire Evening Post, you can get unlimited access to the website ...

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WITH everything from Cork silver spoons to netsuke to bog oak sculpture, the Cork National Antiques Art and Vintage Fair at the Clayton Silver Springs Hotel over two days next weekend, promises to be ...

Antiques Roadshow visited the Bishop’s Palace, a site of special religious significance, in Somerset for a recent instalment of the BBC programme. During the episode, expert Alexandra Aguilar was ...