Welcome to the official web site of the International Netsuke Society, devoted to the study and appreciation of netsuke and its related art forms (inro, ojime, sagemono).
2022 Convention Amsterdam
![]() Sterotyping Dutchmen in Netsuke – Daan Kok, National Museum of World Cultures, Leiden The Year of the Tiger – Dr. David Butsumyo Kagamibuta – Tenmin – Dieuwke Eijer Teiji and his Workshop – Hugues Vuillefroy de Silly Early Netsuke Collectors – Giovanni Rimondi Contemporaruy Maki-e, Shibayama & Kutani Netsuke – Dr. Kimura Ikuko Workshop on materials – ivory & wood – Alain Ducros From Ennery to Laeken Tower - Alain Ducros Contemporary Carver’s Workshop Panel of Experts discussing collecting netsuke in the 21st century. |
Founded as the Netsuke Kenkyukai Society in 1975, membership in the Society includes:
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Three boxwood frog netsuke by Masanao. Victoria & Albert Museum | The INS is the largest international organization of netsuke collectors, bringing together members living in 31 different countries worldwide. |