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Spooky Netsuke
Nov. 15th, 2012 07:29 amhttp://www.shadowmanor.com/blog/?p=16331
What, you ask, are netsuke?
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Netsuke started out as utilitarian objects: Little toggles to attach 17th-century Japanese men’s purses* to their belts. Like a lot of mundane objects, they eventually became an outlet for artistic expression until they were essentially intricate, miniature sculptures. And since Japan has a rich mythology, much of which is, from a Western viewpoint, frankly insane, many of these teensy sculptures are very gothy indeed.
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My favorite description is
"some guy who is just entirely too happy to be carrying an octopus"
although, being a Poe fan, I lust after the skull with a raven combination.
What, you ask, are netsuke?
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Netsuke started out as utilitarian objects: Little toggles to attach 17th-century Japanese men’s purses* to their belts. Like a lot of mundane objects, they eventually became an outlet for artistic expression until they were essentially intricate, miniature sculptures. And since Japan has a rich mythology, much of which is, from a Western viewpoint, frankly insane, many of these teensy sculptures are very gothy indeed.
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My favorite description is
"some guy who is just entirely too happy to be carrying an octopus"
although, being a Poe fan, I lust after the skull with a raven combination.
