In the hands of Japanese netsuke carvers like Ryushi Komada, something quite mundane becomes sublime. From a simple block of wood emerges a delicate and expressive face, the sense of movement in the ...

Netsuke carved as three edamame (soy-beans) arranged in a circular formation; a gnarled stump of a plum tree, a young branch with new blossoms and buds; netsuke carved as two mushrooms, 19th century ...

Among the most engaging books I’ve read in the past decade or so is the ceramicist Edmund de Waal’s The Hare with Amber Eyes (2010), an account of his family’s astonishing history. Until the rise of ...

Two Japanese wood netsuke, one of a man on a raft signed Gyokkei, H 4 cm; added a ditto netsuke of an oni, H 4 cm, both Edo/Meiji period (19thC ,Edo/Meiji period (19thC) ...

If you always head for the special exhibitions when visiting the Dayton Art Institute, here’s a suggestion: set aside some time to check out the concurrent Focus exhibits as well. About three years ...

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London – A rare, early 20th century table decoration of a fine silver carp will lead the Japanese Art Sale on Thursday 2 November at Bonhams New Bond Street. The life-sized carp, beautifully ...

This sale is curated to demonstrate the wide and varied scope of Japanese art forms: From the tiny and exquisite wearable art of a wooden netsuke to the full-sized scenery depicted on multi-panel ...

"Catalogue of the exhibition of Japan House Gallery shown in the fall of 1972 as an activity of the Japan Society, inc." siris_sil_28278 ...

At the Jewish Museum, a book becomes an art exhibition examining the lives of the renowned Ephrussi family. By Sophie Haigney This article is part of our latest Fine Arts & Exhibits special report, ...