Author : Noriko Tsuchiya
Publisher :
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 25,14 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Art
ISBN :
Netsuke have once again come to the fore in the popular imagination of the public. This book brings together one hundred of the beautiful and interesting netsuke from the extensive collection of the British Museum, each of which has its own special charm and story to tell.
Author : Patrizia Jirka-Schmitz
Publisher : Arnoldsche Verlagsanstalt GmbH
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 31,88 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Art
ISBN :
Amassed over more than thirty-five years, the Werdelmann Collection is one of the most important netsuke collections in the world. It provides a unique survey of this Japanese art form which was at its height between the late 17th century and the early 20th century. Comprising more than 1100 objects, the collection
Author : Julia Hutt
Publisher : Victoria & Albert Museum
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 28,70 MB
Release : 2003-08-12
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN :
Drawing on the Victoria and Albert Museum's fine collection, Japanese Netsuke examines these appealing, accessible, and often humorous works of art in the broadest possible context. In a text that is both comprehensive and entertaining, Julia Hutt traces the history of netsuke, showing how these highly collectible objects originated from belt hangings used by nomads along the Silk Road. The stunning color photographs reveal the full range of subjects portrayed--images of animals, birds, and sea creatures, portraits of dancers and demons, droll cameos of characters from everyday urban life, even a rare poetic evocation of landscape--and the high level of skill involved in their creation. The richness and diversity of the materials used, as well as the different sources of inspiration, are also discussed, providing an indispensable guide for collectors and all those interested in Japanese decorative arts.
Author : Edwin C. Symmes, Jr.
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 11,76 MB
Release : 2013-02-19
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 1462911382
Featuring dozens of Japanese netsuke masterpieces and extensive commentary, this Japanese art book is a treasured collector's item. Netsuke are superb miniature carvings, usually less than two inches high, that have been created by Japanese artists for over three hundred years. During that time, they have portrayed almost every aspect of life and culture in Japan. These tiny carvings were traditionally used to prevent the cord attached to a gentleman's medicine box or tobacco pouch from slipping through the belt of his kimono. Today they are highly collectible works of art. Netsuke: Japanese Life and Legend in Miniature presents over seventy full-page color photographs of netsuke in enchanting settings. The accompanying text gives technical details about the netsuke as well as interesting commentaries relating the pieces to Japanese life and legend. Information on the carvers has also been provided whenever possible.
Author : Joe Earle
Publisher :
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 18,77 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Art
ISBN :
Essay by Joe Earle.
Author : Raymond Bushell
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 37,10 MB
Release : 2011-12-20
Category : Art
ISBN : 1462902375
With dozens of photos and illustrations, A Introduction to Netsuke is a readable and thorough guide to Japanese miniature art. Among the many Japanese fine arts, few have aroused greater admiration than the netsuke. This miniature piece of Japanese sculpture, approximately 1 1/2 inches in size, was designed (in the absence of pockets on kimonos) as an aid in suspending articles such as tobacco pouches from the sash of a kimono. It developed in ancient times as a utilitarian object, but became in the 16th century an artistic one as well, and flourished as such until 1926. No longer commonly worn, the netsuke is now a collectors' item, avidly sought throughout the world by those sensitive to its fine qualities. This book opens the miniature world of netsuke to those who have hitherto been unaware of its existence. In a delightfully lucid manner, the basics of the netsuke are presented-definition, origin, development, materials, statistics, and photographs. This book admirably fulfills its task of introducing the netsuke to the layman, irresistibly drawing him to new pleasures in aestheticism and culture.
Author : Patrizia Jirka-Schmitz
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 26,56 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Netsukes
ISBN :
Author : Joyce Seaman
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 31,8 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Netsuke carvers
ISBN : 9781854442796
Manju netsuke have never been the subject of a book on netsuke. Many books ignore them completely and it is hoped that this catalogue will throw light on the differences between the manju and other better-known types of netsuke. Dr. Barnett was one of a
Author : Raymond Bushell
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 17,82 MB
Release : 2012-08-28
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 1462908748
Japanese netsuke—miniature carvings—are profiled in this wonderful Japanese arts book. These tiny masterpieces of sculpture (mostly in ivory and wood), of lacquer, and of metalwork captivated collectors with the charm of their conception, the intricacy of their detail, and the sheer tactile pleasure of handling them. Basically they were utilitarian in purpose, serving as toggles or pendants to support medicine boxes, tobacco pouches, and similar articles suspended by a cord from the obi. Originally primitive in design, they soon became more and more sophisticated, and their makers turned increasingly to the legendry of Japan for their subject matter. It is with these masterpieces in miniature that author-collector Raymond Bushell deals in The Wonderful World of Netsuke picturing one hundred of them in color and offering a delightfully informative description of each. In so doing, he provides not only a visual treat but also an absorbing commentary on Japanese manners, customs, history, legends, and superstitions. Mr. Bushell, besides being an avid collector of netsuke, sword furnishings, and jade, is widely known for his adaptation from the Japanese of The Netsuke Handbook of Ueda Reikichi.
Author : Raymond Bushell
Publisher : Weatherhill, Incorporated
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 11,62 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780834803411
Netsuke are small toggles or buckles carved from wood or ivory. The Japanese in the seventeenth century used them to fasten pouches to their kimono belt, since kimonos had no pockets. This lavishly illustrated book takes the reader on an exciting tour of one type of netsuke—those carved to look like the masks used by stage actors.
