Fenomen netsuke. O wędrowaniu rzeczy
The Netsuke Phenomenon. On Wandering Objects

Summary/Abstract: Things travel together with people. They are also the topic of Edmund de Waal’s The Hare with Amber Eyes, which became a point of departure for the below presented reflections about the unity of objects and cultures. De Waal depicted the history of his family from the viewpoint of a shifting collection of netsuke – miniature Japanese sculpted figurines. Thanks to this approach we may observe political and cultural transformations across the centuries and ponder on the role they play in the daily life of things, which, for artistic, historical or sentimental reasons, are recognised as special. Netsuke constitute a fascinating fragment of the history of wandering and the relocation of objects and meanings that link the East and the West.

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