netsuke
/ˈnetsuːˈkeɪ/noun
(复同单, 或netsukes)
- a carved button-like ornament, especially of ivory or wood, formerly worn in Japan to suspend articles from the sash of a kimono坠子(有雕刻的纽扣状装饰, 多以象牙或木头制成, 从前为日本人佩戴, 用于在和服的腰带上悬挂物件)。
词源
late 19th cent.: from Japanese.