Help with a couple of netsuke please, & possibly translate

Discussion in 'Antique Discussion' started by tyeldom3, Mar 20, 2015.

  1. Messilane

    Messilane Well-Known Member

    I for one, do not care if it is moulded! I WANT it! :woot:
     
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  2. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    No argument from me on that, it's cute.
     
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  3. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    That's disappointing. I was hoping for a real find.
     
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  4. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    Wow....live and learn..
     
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  5. tyeldom3

    tyeldom3 Well-Known Member

  6. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    Damn museum gift shops !
     
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  7. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    All I can tell you is that there's a lack of crispness in moulded things. Yours is well done, but it's missing a sort of flair and energy. Oh dear, that sounds horribly pretentious.
     
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  8. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    Seems to me that if it's boxwood, it would seem light and would float in water. Most of the resin things I've had have seemed heavy for their size and would almost certainly sink.
     
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  9. tyeldom3

    tyeldom3 Well-Known Member

    Hi moreotherstuff, and thanks. It seems very light and does not at all feel like any sort of plastic to me. It really feels like a nut (to me). I guess it's like they said, a really good copy. But one day I hope to find someone to look at it in person and feel it. Also, maybe one day, I will be able to feel a real boxwood one, to be able to tell the difference. Do you think I should try to float it on water?
    Thanks OBB, I do agree there is a difference in quality of the details, and thank you so much, and LOL you're not pretentious!:joyful:
     
  10. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    No. Don't try to float it. No reason to get it unnecessarily wet. Your idea about finding a knowledgeable person to give it a hands-on inspection is best.

    Based on the responses of the knowledgeable people to whom you have shown the photos, you should expect it to be a copy, but looking for an on-hands confirmation couldn't hurt.
     
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