228 Pages
by Routledge

228 Pages
by Routledge

228 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1924, no book had ever before emerged dealing with Netsukes, one of the most fascinating and interesting forms of expression of the Japanese in art. Netsukes are the exquisitely carved and infinitely varied little knobs used by the Japanese to keep from slipping all kinds of articles which are hung from girdles. For collectors who cannot afford originals in most of the arts,... Read more

1. Chapter 1. Use and Kinds of Netsukes. 2. Chapter 2. The Carving of Netsukes. 3. Chapter 3. Netsuke Subjects. 4. Chapter 4. Netsuke Collections. 5. Chapter 5. The History of Netsukes. 6. Chapter 6. Artists’ Signatures. 7. Chapter 7. Mythological Subjects

Biography

Albert Brockhous, E.G. Stillman