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(in Japanese art) a small figure of ivory, wood, metal, or ceramic, originally used as a buttonlike fixture on a man's sash, from which small personal belongings were hung.
Origin:
1880–85; < Japanese, equivalent to ne root + tsuke (earlier tuke(y) attach
1880–85; < Japanese, equivalent to ne root + tsuke (earlier tuke(y) attach
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Netsuke
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netsuke
ornamental togglelike piece, usually of carved ivory, used to attach a medicine box, pipe, or tobacco pouch to the obi (sash) of a Japanese man's traditional dress. During the Tokugawa period (1603-1868), netsukes were an indispensable item of dress as well as being fine works of miniature art.
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