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 ...
The UK government has passed a groundbreaking bill that will impose a near-total ban on the trading of objects made of elephant ivory in the country. The ban covers artifacts no matter how old they ...
Q I want to find out how much a walrus tusk scrimshawed by (name omitted) is worth. The tusk is 19 inches long. A We've omitted the artisan's name because the piece seen in images sent is recent. As ...
1.9 x 1.4 x 1.5 cm. (0.7 x 0.6 x 0.6 in.) ...
Ivory Netsuke, representing ten Noh theater masks, including, Okina, Hannya, O Beshimi, kitsune, Okame, etc., with a metal attachment, signed (under the mask of Shôjô) and by Hakuunsai (Edo/Tokyo), ...
2.5 x 1.25 x 1.5 in. (6.4 x 3.2 x 3.8 cm.) ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Seated figure of Bodhidharma (Daruma) ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Figure of Hotei, one of the seven ...
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