Netsuke are miniature sculptures that were invented in the 17^th century in Japan to serve a practical function, the Japanese characters “ne” and “tsuke” mean “root” and “to attach”. The traditional Japanese garment/ robes called kosode and kimono had no pockets, Women would tuck small personal items into their sleeves however men who wore them needed a place to store their belongings such as pipes, tobacco or money.

This collection consist of 36 beautiful sculptures of people a buda, animals stading 1,5 to over 2inches, 6 of them are very interesting, they are called the immortels and have two revolving faces. the whole collection is for $12,000

comes with a free rosewood display cabinet as seen on the picture, a value of $450. { the 5 sniff bottles, 2 make up jars and 3 statues on the cabinet are soled seperate we will update the pictures} For more details visit our Boutique at: http://www.osbornboutique.com