Joseph Kurstin’s first netsuke was inexpensive and unattractive. But after five decades, the piece is still part of his collection, which now numbers some 800 examples of the Japanese art form. The ...

LONDON — In his award-winning biography, “The Hare With Amber Eyes,” British ceramic artist Edmund de Waal tells the story of his family through its collection of Japanese netsuke carvings. Netsuke ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Two miniature sculptures sold on eBay in December 2020: a tiny egg with a chick hatching through the shell, and an intricately carved man in ...

Reclining goat by Kaigyokusai Masatsugu (late 1800s), ivory with eyes inlaid in coral and dark horn pupils, Osaka, Japan (courtesy British Museum, gift of Professor John and Mr.s Anne Hull Grundy, all ...

Elephant ivory is still being sold on eBay despite the online marketplace introducing a ban more than a decade ago, researchers have found. Sellers are misrepresenting the materials used in certain ...

1.9 x 1.4 x 1.5 cm. (0.7 x 0.6 x 0.6 in.) ...

Q I want to find out how much a walrus tusk scrimshawed by (name omitted) is worth. The tusk is 19 inches long. A We've omitted the artisan's name because the piece seen in images sent is recent. As ...

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