Netsuke
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A netsuke is a miniature sculpture, originating in 17th century Japan. Initially a simply-carved button fastener on the cords of an inrō box, netsuke later developed into ornately sculpted objects of craftsmanship.
The Hare with Amber Eyes netsuke, by Masatoshi, Osaka, c. 1880, signed. Ivory, amber buffalo horn
An ivory netsuke with an eagle design and an inrō with a deer design. The combination of netsuke and inrō creates a story of an eagle preying on deer. Edo period, 18th century
Drawing of a man wearing an inrō supported by a netsuke passed through the ties of his hakama.
Katabori-netsuke front and rear view with two holes for cord
Edmund de Waal
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Edmund Arthur Lowndes de Waal, is a contemporary English artist, master potter and author. He is known for his large-scale installations of porcelain vessels often created in response to collections and archives or the history of a particular place. De Waal's book The Hare with Amber Eyes was awarded the Costa Book Award for Biography, Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize in 2011 and Windham–Campbell Literature Prize for Non-Fiction in 2015. De Waal's second book The White Road, tracing his journey to discover the history of porcelain was released in 2015.
Edmund de Waal (2013)
Teapot, 1997 – an early work in porcelain by de Waal
black milk, 2015, in situ at Edmund de Waal's London Studio
Lichtzwang, 2014. Installed in the Theseus Temple, Vienna.