Daily Netsuke – 3 Men Playing Chess(GO) – 22 Feb

by Netsuke on February 22, 2010

Mammoth  Ivory  Netsuke - 3 Japanese  Men Playing Chess

Museum Quality Mammoth ivory Netsuek - 3 Men Playing go

What an amazing Mammoth Ivory Netsuke we just got today to review. A museum quality Mammoth ivory netsuke made out from top grade, 100% Genuine raw Mammoth Ivory Tusk.

The Netsuke of three Japanese Man Playing Go – In Japan’s 17th century Go was very popular Game  & Most of the Aristocrats were playing the Game. In 1609 the Emperra of Japan assigned the best GO player in Japan named Nikka, to the minister of GO. After his appointment Nikka opened a GO school & after him, competitors Gos school was opened. These officially recognized and subsidized Go schools greatly developed the level of play and introduced the dan/kyu style system of ranking players. Players from the four schools (Honinbo, Yasui, Inoue and Hayashi) competed in the annual castle games, played in the presence of the shogun.

Perfect carving on this Top Grade Mammoth Ivory Tusk. The Master Carver really excel himself while carving this amazing Netsuke. When we observing High quality Netsuke – we can notice – that every detail was carved with a lot of attention – even the expression of the Japanese Men is carved perfectly, including their haircuts, the custom clothes & of course that the chess game(Go – is little beat different than Chess)

This Netsuke is a proud member at IvoryAndArt.com MASTER Pieces Netsukes collection.
This remarkable Netsuke was hand carved by Top Skilled Master Carver, you can see his signature at the bottom of the Netsuke, While the two holes was drilled on the back of the Axe man – Look at the video on this page in order to see this inspiring Netsuke all around.

This outstanding Netsuke made of 100% genuine Mammoth ivory Tusk & made out from the best grade of mammoth ivory tusk.
Mammoth ivory Netsukes is absolutely legal worldwide.

Read all about Netsuke at  IvoryAndArt.com education Center.

Want to know all about Mammoth ivory?

  • Understanding Mammoth Ivory
  • Mammoth ivory as International Free Trade merchandise
  • Caring for Mammoth Ivory
  • Basic differences between Elephant ivory and mammoth ivory
  • For how long will mammoth ivory be available?
  • Where does mammoth ivory lay buried?
  • Measurements of the Netsuke:
    In Centimeters:
    Width: 3.3 Cm, Height: 4.0 Cm , Length: 2.4 Cm
    In Inches:
    Width: 1 In, Height: 2 In , Length: 1 In

    Mammoth Ivory  Netsuke - 3 Japanese  Men Playing Chess
    Mammoth Ivory  Netsuke - 3 Japanese  Men Playing Chess
    Mammoth Ivory  Netsuke - 3 Japanese  Men Playing Chess
    Mammoth Ivory  Netsuke - 3 Japanese  Men Playing Chess
    Mammoth Ivory  Netsuke - 3 Japanese  Men Playing Chess
    Mammoth Ivory  Netsuke - 3 Japanese  Men Playing Chess
    Mammoth Ivory Netsuke - 3 Japanese  Men Playing Chess
    Mammoth Ivory Netsuke - 3 Japanese  Men Playing Chess
    Mammoth Ivory Netsuke - 3 Japanese  Men Playing Chess
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