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 Carved Netsuke Style Man 1-5/8" Tall  US $44.98
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 NETSUKE JAPANESE TURTLE MAN EACH SIDE FLIP OVER US $29.99
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 BOXWOOD OLD MAN ON TOGGLE NETSUKE US $15.00
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 Fine ox-bone handwork carved man fiugre Japan Lucky netsuke US $25.00
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Most every culture and society has a long history with the medium material of bronze, and the Chinese are no exception to this. The Chinese had the "Great Bronze Age of China". With China being a continent full of world history, it is a society that is said to be one of the oldest living civilizations around, and there are now plenty of archaeological findings that have proven this very statement, and a good number of these findings are made of the material of bronze.
When bronze had made its way into the human societies, it has now been considered a direct linkage to the ancient society as to being an organized and settled society. This is because of the bronze developments having to require several different steps for the society having to take in the initial productions of the bronze material its self. Not only is the location important, but also so is the mining and smelting of the two metals of copper and tin that makes up the extremely strong metal material of bronze its self.
In the society of the Chinese, just as so many other cultures and societies that had or would eventually make the vital discovery of the material of bronze, there first were the bronze productions of weaponry and tools to better keep their civilization protected and cared for on a daily basis. But for the Chinese, there was also another bronze working category of casting dishes and containers for foods and drinking vessels out of the bronze material. In the beginning, these bronze food containers and drinking vessels were mainly used during the ancestral honoring and worshiping during the state's official rituals.
It would not be long before the Chinese society would start utilizing the bronze metal in a wide range of various artistic ways. From Chinese Bronze plaques to the smallest forms of bronze jewelry, bronze was then and still is now a very popular material of pure strength and versatility. When it comes to the Chinese Plaques made of bronze, the details are highly exquisite with many topics surrounding the Chinese culture and history of past and present.
When it came to the sheer importance of bronze in a collective manner, it was not uncommon at all to have many types of bronze figurines buried right along with you, if you were an emperor during the age of bronze in China. In fact, the very first Chinese Empire in relations to the Qin period was buried with over 7,000 different bronze figurines of horsemen, chariots and horses that were all made of bronze.
Anita Satin Choudhary writes for Ivory and Art Gallery. Browse the gallery for unique collection of artifacts ranging from Mammoth Ivory to Netsuke and Silver Art
Mammoth Ivory Figurines - Own A Piece Of History
Genuine mammoth ivory has replaced the void created by the global ban on elephant ivory. There are sculptors who have shifted base from elephant ivory carving to mammoth ivory carving due to the ban but mammoth ivory is legal worldwide as mammoth is an extinct animal.
Even more than elephant ivory, mammoth ivory is exclusive, rare and beautiful due to its limited supply. Owning an exclusively hand crafted mammoth ivory figurine is an experience of a lifetime. Mammoth ivory figurines are available as pure ivory figurines and even with inlay of gold, silver and other precious gems.
About 20,000 years ago, Woolly mammoth roamed the earth as naturally as elephants today. Contemporary of early man, these mammoths were giants compared to today's elephants with heavy hairy fur and very huge ivory tusks. Due to environmental changes they became extinct eons ago. However, the carcasses are still found in the arctic regions bordering Siberia even today. Some of the mammoth ivory tusks found have been known to be more than 16 feet in length! Mammoth ivory figurines have been known to be carved and some of the archeological finds have resulted in mammoth ivory figurines dated back to 35,000 years ago. However, those are owned by the state and kept in museums but you can own a mammoth ivory figurine for your personal pleasure.
Mammoth ivory tusks that have been found in the arctic regions, bordering the Siberian regions are completely preserved, thanks to the cold weather. Genuine mammoth ivory has replaced the void created by the global ban on elephant ivory. There are sculptors who have shifted base from elephant ivory carving to mammoth ivory carving due to the ban but mammoth ivory is legal worldwide as mammoth is an extinct animal.
With large caches of fossilized woolly mammoth still available, harvesting of the mammoth ivory still takes place, although at very expensive rates. Even more than elephant ivory, mammoth ivory is exclusive, rare and beautiful due to its limited supply. Owning an exclusively hand crafted mammoth ivory figurine is an experience of a lifetime. The sculptors who still remain steadfast to this elite craftsman trade are few and highly experienced as the art has been carried forward generation to generation. With the ban on elephant ivory figurines and limited supply of mammoth ivory for commercial purposes, the art is going to fade away of change course with the dearth of ivory.
There are many stores that sell mammoth ivory figurines both online and in stores near your place. You actually have to see mammoth ivory figurines to really believe the depth of creativity that a human mind can recreate in ivory.
Detailed, exquisite and amazingly life like, mammoth ivory sculptures are a unique blend of art, experience and historic amalgamation, created for art lovers like you!
Mammoth ivory figurines are available as pure ivory figurines and even with inlay of gold, silver and other precious gems. Mammoth ivory is also being used in artistic designed jewelry, curios, carved tusks, netsuke and many other decorative items. These are available in different sizes to suit your pocket, so why don't you try owning a piece of history for yourself?
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Anita Satin Choudhary writes for Ivory and Art Gallery. Browse the gallery for unique collection of artifacts ranging from
mammoth ivory
to
Ivory netsuke
.
I need help identifying a netsuke/value.?
I own a netsuke that was given to me by my grandpa, who was a huge art collector. HE said it was real, and made from ivory. However, I have no other info. It is a bald man in a flowered robe, seated, that is stretching out and yawning. There are japanese characters on the bottom, but I don't speak japanese. So, I looked all over the internet, and found nothing that looked like my netsuke. Does anyone have some websites/ suggestions on how to find it's origins/value?
If your netsuke is genuine, it is made of walrus ivory, not the kind that comes from an elephant. Value varies a great deal, depending in age, condition and quality. You can find knowledgeable dealers in New York, Boston or San Francisco, or you can wait until Antiques Roadshow next comes to town.
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