Netsuke, Exquisite art craft from Japan Japanese artists cleverly invented the miniature sculptures known as netsuke to serve a very practical function. Traditional Japanese garments - robes called kosode and kimono - had no pockets. Men who wore them needed a place to keep personal belongings. The elegant solution was to place them in containers (called sagemono) hung by cords from the robessash. Netsukecollection.com~Site InfoWhoisTrace RouteRBL Check