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Since the traditional Japanese clothing of the Kimono did not have the convenience of pockets, there were the creative means of various sized woven or clothe boxes and pouches. These different types of carrying devices were traditionally worn around the waste for being able to carry a few of the small personal belongs that would be desired to conveniently have with them throughout the day.
Along with important items like money seals or medicines, there were often also things like tobacco and tobacco pipes or any other desired types of personal needs. Upon these carrying devices, there would be the need for holding in the personal items by a string and a small toggle. Traditionally, these toggle forms of latches were made of cords with sliding types of beads to keep from loosing the personal belongings. These fastening forms of beads were eventually toggles hand-crafted into many different types of artistic expression.
These individually artistically handcrafted pieces are what are known as netsuke. Even though netsuke was originally known as purely useful and needed, they soon became one of the most freely expressive forms of art during a time period of a rigid Empire that did not condone most any types of expressively open freedoms. With such a culturally rigid world order of very little to no freedoms, these forms of so many different kinds of netsuke were seemingly exempt from most of the expressive omens during the Emperor's rule.
As the popularity of netsuke quickly grew, so did the different formations and styles of netsuke pieces themselves. There are nine different forms of netsuke known as "Katabori or sculpture netsuke", "Anabori or hollowed netsuke", "Sashi or stab netsuke", "Obi-hasami sashi or elongated netsuke", "Men or mask netsuke", "Manju netsuke", "Ryusa netsuke", "Kagamibuta or mirror lid netsuke", and Karakuri or mechanism netsuke".
The most original types of Netsuke miniature sculptures were made of hard kinds of wood or different kinds of ivories. Although elephant ivory has long been band, mammoth ivory netsuke is most often the kind of ivory used in the making of today's netsuke pieces. There are also many other kinds of material types too that today and yesterday's netsuke may be made from, including clay, porcelain, agate and even bamboo.
Anita Satin Choudhary writes for Ivory and Art Gallery. Browse the gallery for unique collection of artifacts ranging from Netsuke to Silver Judaica and Russian Silver & Enamel.
Erotic Netsuke - A Story Of Culture
Start as a pocket usage into a sexual giddiness Erotic Netsukes becomes a most popular collectible item all over the world.
Once upon a time there was a Chinese Emperor. Every year he used to celebrate the Star Festival. On one fine merry festive morning, an old Taoist hermit pointed out to a special bird flying overhead and presaged that Sei-o-bo, the great Mother of the Western Paradise, would soon appear with a peach which can be reproduced only once in every three thousand years. The peach would possess the power of awarding immortality to those who partakes of it. That peach is a symbol of femininity. It represents softness, mildness and peacefulness. It suggests erotic qualities being the OKAME of the fruit world. This particular Erotic Netsuke has more features to it, than one would first imagine.
The NETSUKE is a personal decoration piece dating back to the 17th century Japan. It is typically made of Ivory or wood. A variety of other materials have been used throughout the history. It includes ceramic, horn, bone, amber and whale's tooth. Another interesting form is "Shunga" which depicts sexual depictions and Symbols. The word "Erotica" has evolved from the Greek word "Eros" which means love. Therefore Erotic Netsuke refers to work of art - including literature, photography, film, sculpture - whatever that deal with erotically stimulating descriptions. Erotica is a modern word to portray human anatomy and sexual desire through creative art clearly set apart from commercial pornography.
There has been a long tradition of erotic painting among the Eastern cultures. The erotic art of China reached its popular peak during the latter part of the Ming Dynasty. In Japan, Shunga means Erotic Netsuke appeared in the 13th century and continued to grow in popularity until the birth of photography. Translated literally, the Japanese word shunga means picture of spring, where 'spring' metaphorically represents sex. The term Shunga has its origin in China. It is thought that shunga was initially inspired by illustrations in Chinese medical manuals, a process originated in the Muromachi Era (1336 to 1573).
It was a well known tradition to buy a Shunga to newly married couples. It used as a sexual guide for the chalderns of wealthy families in Japan & China. Later on it was banded because of the impossible positions and the deficiency of descriptions, as well as more verbal guides starts to show up.
This is Erotic Netsuke made of mammoth ivory sculptured in Japan. There can be found various netsukes are which display these kinds of intricate craftsmanship. Erotic mammoth netsukes are carved in so detail that they have a great collection and investment value.
Erotic Netsuke dealers are willing to seek out for trade on personal request. Now users can search for and actually avail them as a decorative showpiece in the house which will be a souvenir for the next generation of the family.
One of the best sites that I am generally visit in order to search buy and look what is new in the field of art and erotic netsuke in particularly is the Ivory and art Gallery.
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Shlomi Sha writes for Ivory and Art Gallery. Browse the gallery for unique collection of artifacts ranging from
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curious about ivory (non) sales on ebay?
i am new to ebay, and i realise that importing ivory is now illegal. so, i take it all sales of ivory is prohibited on ebay. however, some of the items i see listed certainly look alot like ivory and are advertised as "faux" ivory...but the pricing sometimes seems to represent what actual ivory would possibly run for.
is this a way around the law so to speak? or is it my imagination.
incidently i have several ivory items i would be interested to sell. several pieces of jewelrey and a signed large netsuke from when i was in the jewelry trade in the 80s( in NYC) and importing ivory was still legal. i dont know how i could sell this stuff now.
I don't know about the first part of your question without actually seeing the items. It is a possibility however.
As to selling your own vintage pieces you might try a classified site - like Craigs list or oodle. They are free to list and get fairly good exposure.
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