I am pleased to announce that some of my work is now available for sale with Robert Willford Japanese Art. Robert is an antique dealer and buyer of Japanese Netsuke and Laquer art. His new partnership with myself represents his first step into contemporary netsuke and I hope his participation will encourage collectors and a…
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Netsuke auction
I am excited to announce that I have 4 pieces of my work available for sale in the upcoming auction at Lempertz auction house in Cologne, Germany on June 16th 2018. This will be the first time any of my work has been commercially available. The catalouge is not yet available but should be soon…
Snail on chestnut, Work in progress
I have been working on a netsuke in boxwood of a snail on a chestnut which started out promisingly. This was inspired by the many antique chestnut netsuke with a dark rich stain and patina which i wanted to replicate. Carving a chestnut is deceptively difficult. One has an assumption that such an item would…
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