| Turn-of-the century plastic netsuke and okimono are lighter in weight than the originals but this problem has been overcome with the modern copies. |
| Examples of modern carved ivory objects are okimono, netsukes, jewelry, flatware handles, furniture inlays, and piano keys. |
| Called okimono, the whimsical carvings, measuring a few inches tall, represent scenes from daily life or folk tales: farmers talking to perched songbirds, rats trying on kimonos and monkeys protecting persimmons from wolves. |
