Inada Ichiro (Japanese, 1891-1979) was an important 20th century netsuke artist. For centuries, the Japanese have used miniature sculptures hung by cords from the sash of their traditional garments ...

2.5 x 1.25 x 1.5 in. (6.4 x 3.2 x 3.8 cm.) ...

The gallery at the Japan Information and Culture Center isn't one of the city's largest spaces. But scale your sights down to the pint-size objects in a new exhibition there, and the room may start to ...

In the hands of Japanese netsuke carvers like Ryushi Komada, something quite mundane becomes sublime. From a simple block of wood emerges a delicate and expressive face, the sense of movement in the ...