Netsuke & Inro pool at Flickr

COOP points us to the marvelous Netsuke & Intro photo pool at Flickr. Netsuke are tiny Japanese sculptures, first appearing in the 17th century, that were attached to traditional robes. They acted as fasteners for Inro, cases that held small objects because the clothing had no pockets. Seen here, a "frustrated rat catcher" netsuke from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
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[#1 posted by Marshall , March 21, 2008 12:35 PM]

Thanks pimping the pool. I'll be adding a pile of new images and some commentary on the Masatoshi pieces in the pool this weekend, BTW.

[#2 posted by Marisa , March 21, 2008 3:39 PM]

oh wow, these remind me of those little trinkets you hang on your cell phone.

[#3 posted by Takuan , March 21, 2008 9:18 PM]

cell phone netsuke.... genius! An exact cognate.