Two Dogs
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Two Dogs

This is an 11 inch strand of sterling silver beads, glass beads, agate, bone beads, and an Ivory netsuke of two dogs is a miniature sculpture that was invented in 17th century Japan to serve practical function ( the two Japanese characters ne+tsuke mean “root” and “to attach”). Traditional Japanese Garment —robes called kosode and kimono had no pockets, however men who wore them needed a place to store their personal belongings such as pipes, tobacco, money, etc. The solution was to place such objects in containers (called sagemono) hung by cords from robes sash (obi). Whatever the form of the container, the fastener that secured the cord at the top of the sash was a carved,button like toggle

Designer

Blanche NoNoo

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21nonoob@gmail.com