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Definition of Netsukes
1. netsuke [n] - See also: netsuke
Lexicographical Neighbors of Netsukes
Literary usage of Netsukes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Arts of Japan by Edward Dillon (1906)
"... of the Netsuke—Materials—The Manju Netsuke—Carvers of netsukes—Masks. WE have
seen^that the two swords that the Japanese samurai carried at his side may ..."
2. Japan as Seen and Described by Famous Writers by Esther Singleton (1904)
"The netsukes of the first maker of this name are held in high esteem and are of
great rarity, and it is probably also the case with his netsukes that few of ..."
3. The Empire of the East: A Simple Account of Japan as it Was, Is, and Will be by Helen Barrett Montgomery (1909)
"netsukes were nearly always representations of the human figure, ... The material
of which netsukes were made varied, and consisted of ivory, wood horns, ..."
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