Netsuke

	Collectors' Netsuke by Raymond Bushell - 083480056X In this classic volume, renown Netsuke collector, Raymond Bushell, speaks primarily to the experienced collector and connoisseur, presenting his discoveries, insights, and opinions formed during his two decades of collecting. His research has found cogent answers to many of the questions that have long perplexed the netsuke world. $26.95     View Details Add To Cart
	Contemporary Netsuke - Miniature Sculpture from Japan and Beyond - 0963395963 One of the largest exhibitions of contemporary netsuke, this show includes over 500 netsuke, ojime and sagemono selected from private American and Japanese collections. The works represent 64 Japanese carvers and 38 others from USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, England, Ireland, Germany and Austria. Robert and Miriam Kinsey present their latest research on the subject in this volume. $32.50     View Details Add To Cart
	Inro Handbook: Studies of Netsuke, Inro and Lacquer - 0834801353 For collectors who have discovered the delights of such miniature Japanese art form as the inro and the netsuke, this authoritative and enlightening book offers a wealth of valuable information. That it also affords entry to a world of fascinating design and superb craftsmanship goes without saying. In addition to illustrating 108 distinguished inro and their accompanying netsuke, as well as 18 related miniature objects, it presents highly informative essays on the making of inro, on pearl-sh... $27.50     View Details Add To Cart
	Inro to Netsuke in the Tokyo National Museum - 4544024013 This volume is a complete catalogue of the collection of inro and netsuke in the Tokyo National Museum. The collection contains 108 inro and 565 netsuke, including 272 pieces from the Go Collection. Both inro and netsuke in the Tokyo National Museum Collection are of extremely fine quality because they are collected early and include many national treasures. Inro pieces include those with maki-e decoration by famous artists like Iizuka Toyo, Hara Yoyusai and Kajikawa and Koma school artists. ... $76.50     View Details Add To Cart
	Netsuke: Familiar and Unfamiliar New Principles for Collecting by Raymond Bushell - 0834801159 In this eagerly awaited book, Raymond Bushell once again displays his authority and skill as a writer on the endlessly fascinating subject of netsuke. Intended specifically for the collector, whether newcomer or old hand, this volume breaks new ground in its candid appraisal of the present state of netsuke collecting and the netsuke market. Of particularly timely value, given the soaring cost of netsuke, are its concrete suggestions for building worthy collections without inordinate expenditu... $37.50     View Details Add To Cart
	Netsuke Masks by Raymond Bushell - 0834803410 Providing in-depth background information on the theatrical genres represented and carving techniques, "Netsuke Masks" illustrates and identifies the finest netsuke mask masterpieces from hundreds of netsuke masks of every type, style and material. $42.50     View Details Add To Cart
	Netsuke: The Japanese Art of Miniature Carving - 0912964669 Lavishly printed in full color, this exhibition catalog features over 300 spectacular examples of netsuke carvers' art. Chapters elucidate the historical development and extraordinary breadth of netsuke production with examples from as early as the 17th century to contemporary works by living artists. Matthew Welch, Associate Curator of Asian Art at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, and Sharen Chappell, former president of the International Netsuke Society, discuss iconography, technique and... $38.50     View Details Add To Cart
	Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection of Netsuke: A Legacy at LACMA (HC) - 1588860345 Netsuke are Japanese miniature sculptures used as counterweights for objects suspended from a man s sash. This art form peaked during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, when carvers produced masterpieces in a vast range of materials and subjects. Raymond Bushell was considered one of the foremost experts on netsuke in the world, and the works he and his wife, Frances, gave to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art are a distillation of the finest netsuke collection ever formed. It include... $105.50     View Details Add To Cart
	Takarabukuro: A Netsuke Artist Notebook by Mitsuhiro - 1588860108 In 1974, Raymond Bushell was able to have a photocopy made of the original notebook kept by the netsuke artist, Mitsuhiro Ohara (1810-1875). In it, Mitsuhiro set down brief descriptions of netsuke he had made, or was in the process of carving. Translated and adapted here, this remarkable document is a guide to one artist's creative world. $72.50     View Details Add To Cart
	The Art of Netsuke Carving by Masatoshi as told to Raymond Bushell - 0834802651 Masatoshi is the last netsuke carver to belong to the great tradition of Japanese craftsmanship, belonging, that is, in all particulars but one - this book; for never before has a master carver described himself, his training and his approach to his work. How does a carver choose his subjects? What influences his choice of materials? What tools does he use to carve with? How long does he spend polishing his work? Masatoshi shares his insights of a master carver, and more; he welcomes us into... $97.50     View Details Add To Cart
	The Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection of Netsuke - 1588860353 Netsuke are Japanese miniature sculptures used as counterweights for objects suspended from a mans sash. This art form peaked during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, when carvers produced masterpieces in a vast range of materials and subjects. Raymond Bushell was considered one of the foremost experts on netsuke in the world, and the works he and his wife, Frances, gave to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art are a distillation of the finest netsuke collection ever formed. It includes... $65.00     View Details Add To Cart
	The Ultimate Netsuke Bibliography: Annotated Guide to Miniature Japanese Carvings - 1878529579 The Ultimate Netsuke Bibliography is a comprehensive bibliography of more than 4,400 bibliographic print and non-print entries covering all aspects of Japanese netsuke, the miniature carvings which Japanese men used to suspend various items from the sash belt that fastened their kimono. It is organized into 15 major and 5 minor categories. Each category is further divided into 11 subcategories. Additional features include four indices (Author, Journal, Place, and Subject), and a variety of ap... $14.50     View Details Add To Cart