*Ship From U.S* Boxwood Hand Carved Art Netsuke Sculpture Standing Goat/Sheep

*Ship From U.S* Boxwood Hand Carved Art Netsuke Sculpture Standing Goat/Sheep (image 1/1)
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Item Ships Directly From Our U.S Warehouse, No Long Waiting Time From Oversea Freight! Item Description: up for auction is a solid fine boxwood hand crafted Japanese gorgeous netsuke, item size is approximately 2 inches. Very detailed hand carvings and great hand crafting, excellent workmanship. Buyer's satisfaction guaranteed or your money back! *hard wood crafted display stand available for extra $3 each but optional, please contact us after auction if needed (before your item shipped)* or you can Wooden Crafted Stands & Shelves What's a netsuke: Netsuke is a miniature sculptures that were invented in 17th century Japan to serve a practical function (the two Japanese characters ne+tsuke mean "root" and "to attach"). Traditional Japanese garment—robes called kosode and kimono —had no pockets, however men who wore them needed a place to store their personal belongings such as pipes, tobacco, money, seals, or medicines. Their solution was to place such objects in containers (called sagemono ) hung by cords from the robes' sash ( obi ). The containers may be a pouch or a small woven basket, but the most popular were beautifully crafted boxes ( inro ), which were held shut by an ojime , which were sliding beads on cords. Whatever the form of the container, the fastener that secured the cord at the top of the sash was a carved, button-like read more
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