Color Names

Netsuke

Ivory-hued, delicate as a miniature carving from Japan.

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Netsuke is a pale beige, close to peach.

It can be described as pale, delicate, faded and unsaturated.

Set in black, because black reads best on it.

Netsuke

Netsuke

A netsuke is a miniature sculpture, originating in 17th century Japan. Initially a simply-carved button fastener on the cords of an inrō box, netsuke later developed into ornately sculpted objects of craftsmanship.

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netsuke

Noun

  1. A small, often collectible, artistic carving characterized by an opening or two small holes (紐通し (himotōshi)), most commonly made of wood or ivory, used as a fob at the end of a cord attached to a suspended pouch containing pens, medicines, or tobacco. Netsuke originated in feudal Japan in the late 16th and 17th centuries.
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