Bibliograph

Japanese netsuke, Julia Hutt ; photography by Ian Thomas and Richard Davis ; [foreword by Edmund de Waal]

Type

Label

Japanese netsuke, Julia Hutt ; photography by Ian Thomas and Richard Davis ; [foreword by Edmund de Waal]

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-110) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Japanese netsuke

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

792748248

Responsibility statement

Julia Hutt ; photography by Ian Thomas and Richard Davis ; [foreword by Edmund de Waal]

Series statement

Victoria and Albert Museum. Far Eastern series

Summary

The netsuke is a thing of wonder: a tiny utilitarian accessory to traditional Japanese dress that has become an art form in itself, prized by collectors from East to West

Table Of Contents

Netsuke: an introduction -- Origins and early development of netsuke -- Function and forms of netsuke -- Materials, technique and manufacture of netsuke -- Netsuke subjects and design sources -- Aspects of dating netsuke and chronological groupings -- Netsuke craftsmen and centres of production -- Collecting netsuke

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