Here is the latest netsuke for the collection (not in the catalogue yet). It is made of bone, and seems to be signed Rika [りか]. The pig is on its way to us by post. I expect we will know more once we get to examine it in detail.
There are six resin netsuke on this site, and in an earlier blog, I said I would explain why I bothered to put them in the catalogue. You can find them by searching for material = 'resin'; they are N052, N053, N054, N055, N056 and N057. We have them in the collection because occasionally they are included in an auction lot with netsuke, ojime or inrô that we really want. They provide a useful reference for imitation netsuke of varying quality to help distinguish plastic from ivory. Both ivory and bone fluoresce under ultraviolet light, but plastics do not. |
AuthorI have been collecting netsuke and Japanese prints for several years, and hope that by sharing the colelctions, others might share the enjoyment. Archives
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