Japanese netsuke are elaborately detailed figurines. Measuring around 3–5 centimeters in length, they have been described as “small universes in the palm of the hand” for their intricacy. Netsuke ...

Japanese carved figurines, called netsuke, weren’t just cool works of art — they served a practical purpose as wardrobe accessories. A well-dressed Japanese man prior to the twentieth century could ...

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 ...

The gallery at the Japan Information and Culture Center isn't one of the city's largest spaces. But scale your sights down to the pint-size objects in a new exhibition there, and the room may start to ...

New York Jewish Week via JTA — Edmund de Waal believes that objects, like families, are diasporic. They start in one place and end up in another, accumulating stories. A master ceramist who exhibits ...

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 ...