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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Barry Stephen, post: 9574525, member: 70690&quot;]Hi Simona, I would strongly recommend visiting your local museums and looking at their netsuke if they have any or better still joining a local society which may allow you to handle the real thing. This is the best way to get a feel for these lovely things. I myself started collecting but quickly realised all I had was junk when confronted with the &#039;real thing&#039; after seeing close up some famous collections. Eventually decided not to bother due to the high cost of authentic pieces ( I prefer old) and the staggering amount of fakes around and sadly even sold by reputable dealers etc. I found the legends and characters interesting and luckily these are represented in many other Japanese art forms. Take it slow and don&#039;t rush in , is my advice.</p><p>regards[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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