LONDON — In his award-winning biography, “The Hare With Amber Eyes,” British ceramic artist Edmund de Waal tells the story of his family through its collection of Japanese netsuke carvings. Netsuke ...

Joseph Kurstin’s first netsuke was inexpensive and unattractive. But after five decades, the piece is still part of his collection, which now numbers some 800 examples of the Japanese art form. The ...

The UK government has passed a groundbreaking bill that will impose a near-total ban on the trading of objects made of elephant ivory in the country. The ban covers artifacts no matter how old they ...

Elephant ivory is still being sold on eBay despite the online marketplace introducing a ban more than a decade ago, researchers have found. Sellers are misrepresenting the materials used in certain ...

Q I want to find out how much a walrus tusk scrimshawed by (name omitted) is worth. The tusk is 19 inches long. A We've omitted the artisan's name because the piece seen in images sent is recent. As ...

1.9 x 1.4 x 1.5 cm. (0.7 x 0.6 x 0.6 in.) ...

2.5 x 1.25 x 1.5 in. (6.4 x 3.2 x 3.8 cm.) ...

If you always head for the special exhibitions when visiting the Dayton Art Institute, here’s a suggestion: set aside some time to check out the concurrent Focus exhibits as well. About three years ...