I am sorry, Jal but I don't think any serious collector here would agree that consciously wasting money on such items is the way to start a collection. The reason the Moderators allow so many postings in the forum on Modern Tourist Souvenir Netsuke and Netsuke-like Objects is so that you can learn from others' mistakes, save your hard earned money and either start collecting authentic netsuke at their entry level prices, save up for a better piece I guarantee you will be happier with in a few years, or NOT collect at all. Yes, I said NOT COLLECT!

as our fear is that people will be not only wasting their money but also contributing to the slaughter of modern elephants which get poached to produce trinkets.