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(Netsuke)

Netsuke

(Netsuke is a fastener used mainly during the Edo period in Japan.)

Netsuke is a fastener used mainly during the Edo period in Japan.

(Kimonos do not have pockets, and netsuke were used to carry small items.)

Kimonos do not have pockets, and netsuke were used to carry small items.

(It is attached to the string of a drawstring purse or inro box,)

It is attached to the string of a drawstring purse or inro box,

(and by inserting it from the bottom to the top of the obi and letting the netsuke protrude)

and by inserting it from the bottom to the top of the obi and letting the netsuke protrude

(from the top of the obi, it is a device that prevents the purse from falling off.)

from the top of the obi, it is a device that prevents the purse from falling off.

(Netsuke became popular thanks to Hideyoshi Toyotomi and Ieyasu Tokugawa.)

Netsuke became popular thanks to Hideyoshi Toyotomi and Ieyasu Tokugawa.

(When the age of Ieyasu came, Ieyasu, who was a health otaku,)

When the age of Ieyasu came, Ieyasu, who was a health otaku,

(recommended that the feudal lords carry an inro with medicines on hand.)

recommended that the feudal lords carry an inro with medicines on hand.

(A copper seal called itoin was originally used as a netsuke to fasten the inro to clothes.)

A copper seal called itoin was originally used as a netsuke to fasten the inro to clothes.

(Many feudal lords at the time also had these seals, following Hideyoshi's collection.)

Many feudal lords at the time also had these seals, following Hideyoshi's collection.

(Modern people's clothing has changed to western clothes and the demand has decreased,)

Modern people's clothing has changed to western clothes and the demand has decreased,

(but because of its beauty and high technical skills,)

but because of its beauty and high technical skills,

(it is popular and highly evaluated overseas as Japanese art, and is known as "netsuke".)

it is popular and highly evaluated overseas as Japanese art, and is known as "netsuke".

(There is a netsuke museum in Kyoto, and the homepage is available in English.)

There is a netsuke museum in Kyoto, and the homepage is available in English.

(There are also specialized antique dealers in Tokyo.)

There are also specialized antique dealers in Tokyo.

(Please go to such places or buy netsuke as a souvenir at duty-free shops such as airports.)

Please go to such places or buy netsuke as a souvenir at duty-free shops such as airports.