Ivory okimono depicting two toads on lotus leaf, Japan, 16th century, OJ232 (Photo credit: Wolverhampton Arts + Heritage)
Quick post to let you know that summer haiku, with lots of splashing, are going on at the zen space, hosted by Marie Marshall. You’ll find art, poetry and fun. Please hop over and splash around yourself. You’ll find the rabbit’s tracks under T. A. Smith.
AAMSF – netsuke – rabbits (Photo credit: Marshall Astor – Food Fetishist)
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aloha Yousei Hime . some time ago ( more than a decade) I came across an exhibition of netsuke gems. it was a show attached to a larger show. I didn’t know anything about them until then. wow. the materials, skill, imagery. wow. I can understand why you intend to collect these. fun. sending you wellness thoughts. aloha.
Rick,
They are fascinating. I doubt I’ll aggressively build my collection. I suspect I’ll just keep my eyes open and listen for whispers of figures that want to come live with me. Like you, I’m amazed at the craftsmanship. Perhaps in time I’ll have more than one figure to share and write about. Over at Extrasimile the writer, whose work I really admire, has written a series of poems based on various netsuke.
Thanks for the healing thoughts. I’m better and better every day.
yeah. collecting. i have thoughts about that too. i think great collectors are thoughtful collectors. one of the things i think in terms of collecting is to link “your next” work to a previous work. so you know where it goes in the collection. the link can be any way you see it – by color. or maybe subject. or medium. or artist. but there is always a connection that moves from one work to the next. i like that idea. i’m more of an “accumulator” things that attract me i gather. which isnt quite the same as a collector (imo). i suspect whispers may work for collecting. i like that. yeah, you’ll know when the work is right. fun on that too.
cool on the link. i’ll follow it over now. aloha.
Rick,
I like your idea of connecting items in collections. Sounds like the artist’s eye to me. 😉 I understand that knack for accumulating too. You should see the books I’ve “accumulated” over the years. Hope you enjoy your visit and read at Extrasimile. Thanks for stopping in.
Wish you’d write me some haiku. 🙂
rosemary mint,
Yes, ma’am. I think I can manage that later today or tomorrow. 😉
Cool sculptures.
Victoria,
I really like them. I’m finding netsuke more and more interesting. Thanks for stopping in. 🙂
Cute rabbits! k.
K,
Aren’t they? 😉 Wish they were mine. Thanks for peeking in.
Hopefully you’re feeling better friend ~ Thanks for this wonderful post!
Deborah,
Thank you. I’m getting better every day.
Hi Yousei. I love the netsuke picture, particularly the rabbits. Have you read ‘The hare with amber eyes’, excellent novel/history, sweeps through Europe from the 1850s to Japan in the 1960s, with netsuke as the leitmotiv. A cracking read. Let me know what you think! Tom
thomas peck,
Welcome and thank you. I got my first netsuke, a rabbit of course, last fall. I’m definitely going to build a collection in time. I would have loved to have the pair in the picture. I had not heard of that novel. Now I’ll have to go looking for it. It sounds interesting (being a sucker for rabbit tales), and I’ll definitely let you know what I thought. 🙂
Fantastic arts!!! good Link!!! cheers Nonoy Manga
Nonoy Manga,
Glad you liked it. I enjoyed the art too. 🙂
“The Zen Space”? Can’t wait! How are you feeling?
rosemary mint,
Better. 😀 Today was the best day yet. I actually mopped the floor (because some ladies from church brought dinner 😉 ).
Awesome!!!
Very nice…thanks for the referral
slpmartin,
You’re welcome. Happy you stopped by. 🙂
Love the art … how do I say thank you for showing me that lovely place?
light summer haze – still a tadpole 😉
Raven,
That’s perfect!!! 😀 So glad you enjoyed it.
i’ll go over >>>
Luke,
Thanks. 🙂 They are all a bit different. That in itself made it fun for me. Hope you like some.