The inro was attached to the waist via a cord. On this cord was a bead (an ojime) and a carved figure (a netsuke) that were used as fasteners. This box is decorated with a lobster design.

Inro and netsuke are men's accessories which date from the Edo period of Japan (1603-1867). An inro was a portable case used to carry writing materials or traditional medicines such as ginseng and ...

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prized for antique shops, art galleries and stores specializing in a range of handcrafted items. Its wooden townhouses - known as machiya - shelter ancient scrolls, netsuke, lacquer goods ...

But Nichol, a featured appraiser on the PBS program "Antiques Roadshow," says smaller surprises happen often enough. "You frequently get people bringing in something that they bought for $5 that's ...

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For maximum preservation, antique textiles, especially cottons and linens, should have no direct contact with wood, blue tissue, regular tissue, or other wrapping paper. Most paper tends to be acidic; ...

Vintage charts summarize the quality and character of wines from a particular region for each individual vintage—the year in which the grapes were grown and harvested. Based on ratings of a wide range ...

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