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Post #409052 by Hakalugi on Sun, Sep 21, 2008 12:27 AM

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On 2008-09-20 21:39, pdrake wrote:
i've studied netsuke and erased all i had to say, which wasn't kind. i left one thing . . .

why would one buy a traditional japanese item from china?

According to the peeps at Netsuke Central, the origin of contemporary Netsuke is usually of little concern. A long as nobody is trying to pass off the Chinese stuff as vintage Japanese, everyone is happy.