Art History Lecture: Netsuke: Miniature Masterpieces of Japanese Sculpture

Art History Lecture: Netsuke: Miniature Masterpieces of Japanese Sculpture

Art History Lecture | This program is completed

All Levels/Public Welcome

9/23/2020 (one day)

7:00 PM-8:00 PM PDT on Wed

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$15.00

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Netsuke originated in 17th-century Japan as toggles for the silk cords attaching utilitarian objects to pocketless kimonos. These tiny, elaborately carved objects -- depicting animals, human figures, mythological beings, and more -- became status symbols in the Edo period.