Description: 790 captioned color photographs picture Japanese netsuke along with hundreds of black-and-white photographs illustrating marks. The lavish illustrations, in-depth captions, and rich narrative combine to make this book an invaluable resource reference work. NETSUKE FAMILIAR & UNFAMILIAR: New Principles for Collecting by Raymond Bushell, Weatherhill, N.Y. & Tokyo, 1975. This book is “a unique ‘think piece’ that could well revolutionize netsuke collecting.” The theme of this book, the possibility of collecting netsuke within a reasonable cost, is written specifically for collectors, novices and experts. “The emphasis throughout is on collecting for aesthetic quality without undue regard for pieces that happen to be currently popular, or have distinguished provenance, or bear coveted signatures.” According to the author, “it is a series of specific suggestions, policies, and principles, with a backdrop of related observation and comment….Netsuke collecting is still in its infancy….My purpose is to probe the problem of the increasing cost of collecting netsuke, to seek explanations and to search for solutions.” This last among several books by netsuke expert, Raymond Bushell, presents more than 800 full-color actual size photographs from about 50 collections, plus 300 photographs of carvers’ signatures, representing hundred of artists, known and unknown. This book on netsuke by a Western writer is the first ever to be published in Japanese-language text as well as in English. It will make a most valuable reference work for the library of collectors and scholars of Japanese netsuke. 7.75” x 10.5 ” hardback with dust cover in new condition. 259 pages.FREE Media Mail shipping and handling for deliveries within the 50 United States. Rates vary for international mailings.
Price: 60 USD
Location: Phillipsburg, Kansas
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Type: Netsuke
Region of Origin: Japan
