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Tokyo Contemporary Netsuke Exhibition
The annual Contemporary Netsuke Exhibition at Tokyo Takashimaya Department Store will be running from 10th-16th April 2019. This is a group show consisting with 90 netsuke on display. I will be exhibiting 2 work this year one of which is the python represented in the image above. Doors are open from 10:30am until 7:30pm.
International Netsuke Convention 2019
The biennial International Netsuke Convention will be held in Paris from 24-28 October with lectures and workshops from experts and dealers’ rooms full of the highest quality Netsuke. At the convention there are opportunities to establish relationships and share information with knowledgeable collector members.
The INS is the largest international organization of Netsuke collectors, bringing together ...
Restraints of Making Netsuke
The uniqueness of netsuke is derived from its function. When designing a netsuke if the artist was to ignore its function the result would either be, a poor quality netsuke or an object which is a small sculpture but not a netsuke.
So there are several consideration netsuke artists must make. These are size, durability of ...
Being a Musician and Sculptor
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Dancing with Joy
I have spent the most of my life making music and art, playing the guitar from the age of twelve and my passion for art starting when I was around sixteen years old. Without either I would feel like half a person.
I’m often ask if they influence each other, to which in ...