1,000+ Antique Japanese Netsuke - Makers Dates Types / Scarce Illustrated Book

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AN INTRODUCTION TO NETSUKE
by Joe Earle, Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, London, 1980/1982, is one volume in a series to introduce readers to the collections on the decorative arts in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London.
“79 color plates with identifying captions illustrate and describe examples of Japanese netsuke.  The small Japanese wood or ivory toggles called netsuke have fascinated Westerners for a century by the humor and delicacy of their craftsmanship.  This informative introduction explains the practical need for netsuke, outlines their social and historical background, describes the materials used in their manufacture and gives an account of their stylistic development.  Nearly eighty of the finest examples from the Victoria & Albert’s outstanding collection are reproduced in color with extensive commentaries on the subject matter and style of the pieces.”  The author was a curator of Far Eastern arts at the Museum during the time of this book’s writing; thus the text is authoritative and will appeal to the novice as well as to the advanced collector.  The photo plates are plentiful—and all in beautiful color.
7.5” x 10” color imprinted hardback in very good condition.  47 pages.
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