Daily Archives: November 15th, 2008

Insect Netsuke

I have long been fascinated by Netsuke, which often have insects as part of their designs and are amazingly beautiful and intricate.
Netsuke and Inro are decorative items from old Japan. An inro isĀ  a container composed of wood or lacquer hung from a man’s obi (kimono belt) using a string or cord.
In other words, it’s [...]