A Year in Pictures – Netsuke

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The Victoria and Albert Museum has a splendid collection of Japanese netsuke: little carved figures used to secure boxes or other such things to the obi. I have a number of shots of them, but this one is my favorite, because of the way he towers over the others.

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Comments

[amysisson.livejournal.com]

Lovely! I've had a soft spot for netsuke ever since I saw an exhibit years ago....