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This convention has concluded. The published programme is retained below for reference.

2026 Brussels Convention Archive

Held October 1–4, 2026

NH Collection Brussels Grand Sablon Hotel

The 2026 INS Brussels Convention took place October 1–4, 2026. The published programme included lectures, workshops, and the dealers exhibition, with a focus on netsuke and the international netsuke community.

Archived Convention Schedule

Thursday

October 1
10:00–12:30
Museum Visit & Handling Session
Musée du Cinquantenaire (Royal Art and History Museum): netsuke from the Michotte/Lepage Collections. The published programme limited these sessions to convention registrants, with a maximum of 15 people per session.
14:00–16:30
Museum Visit & Handling Session
Musée du Cinquantenaire (Royal Art and History Museum): netsuke from the Michotte/Lepage Collections. The published programme limited these sessions to convention registrants, with a maximum of 15 people per session.
14:00–15:00
Silk-cord Braiding Demonstration
Demonstration and discussion of silk-cord braiding for sagemono with Dayle Farrell. No RSVP was required.
Kitsune Japanese Art Gallery — Grand Sablon, steps from the convention hotel
18:00
Opening Reception & Contemporary Artists Exhibition
Convention hotel, main level

Friday

October 2
08:30–12:30
Opening & Program
Collecting Netsuke and Japanese Arts in Belgium
Nathalie Vandeperre and Giovanni Rimondi
Pairing Inro with Netsuke and Ojime
Arie Vos
Cabinet Portier and 100 Years of French Asian Art History
Alice Jossaume
Insai: More than a monkey-trainer carver
Neil Holton
14:00–18:00
Dealer’s Room Open
17:00–20:00
Reception & Cabinet Exhibition
Berugī Sanpo — Netsuke & Sagemono from Belgian collections
Lempertz Brussels
6, Rue du Grand Cerf, 1000 Brussels

Saturday

October 3
08:30–12:30
Opening & Program
Ceramic Netsuke: Schools and Techniques
Léonore de Magnée and Hugues Vuillefroy de Silly
Raymond Bushell
Max Rutherston
Deer-antler Netsuke and Kakuten Ojime
Dr. Ikuko Kimura, with Max Rutherston
12:30–14:00
INS Board of Directors Meeting
14:00–18:00
Dealer’s Room Open
19:00–20:00
Cocktail Hour, Dinner & Fun Auction
BELvue Museum, Atrium

Sunday

October 4
08:30–12:00
Opening & Program
Bokuto: 108 examples from The Geoff Dorey Collection
Neil Holton
Panel Discussion: Modern Collecting and “All Things Sagemono”
Alex Carmel, Clive Hallam, Max Rutherston, Lukas Zacke
12:00–13:00
INS Members’ Meeting
14:00–16:00
Dealer’s Room Open
17:30
Final Reception & Exhibition
Japanese Art and Netsuke
Kitsune Japanese Art Gallery
55, Rue des Minimes, 1000 Brussels