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1 Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art: TRADITION AND BEAUTY OF CERAMIC ART OF ‘SEN-CHA’. Living
National Treasure, Yamada Jozan III and the Development of Tea Vessels. Aichi, 2007. 130 pp. 76 pp. colour plates.
29x21 cm. Paper. £42.00
Catalogue of an exhibition examining the sencha tradition in Japan from the Edo period onwards to the present day as manifested in
the ceramics art of the Living National Treasure Yamada Jozan III. Numerous examples of many wares are shown, including 135 examples
by the three generations of the Jozan potters. Foreword and list of plates in English. Main text in Japanese.
2 Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art: WONDER OF KILN EFFECT — MASTERPIECES OF 12TH-16TH
CENTURIES. Special Exhibition to Commemorate 30th Anniversary of Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum.
Aichi, 2008. 115 pp. Colour plates throughout. 26x19 cm. Paper. £40.00
Catalogue of an exhibition of Japanese ceramics from the 12th-16th centuries from kilns around Japan, many emulating Chinese ceramics
in their design, glazes and decoration. Introduction and captions in English. Main text in Japanese.
3 Akita Senshu Museum of Art: THE AKITA RANGA SCHOOL AND ITS AGE. 2007. 119 pp. 123 colour and
7 b/w plates. 25x23 cm. Paper. £35.00
Catalogue of an interesting exhibition viewing the relationships and interaction between Ranga paintings and the bird-and-flower
painting of the Shen Nanpin school. Over 100 works illustrated in colour. Text in Japanese.
4 Ako City Museum of History: THE DEPICTION OF CHUSHINGURA IN THE AREA OF NANKOKU
TOSA: SCREEN PAINTINGS BY EKIN. Ako City, 2007. 57 pp. Numerous colour plates. 21x14 cm. Paper.
£25.00
Catalogue of an exhibition exploring depictions of the famous Kabuki play. Chushingura, coming from the southern Japanese area of
Tosa as exemplified by screen paintings by Ekin and his followers. 34 exhibits all illustrated in colour. Text in Japanese.
11 Chiba City Art Museum: JAPANESE PRINTS V 1941-1950. Chiba, 2008. 157 pp. 243 colour and b/w illustrations.
24x19 cm. Paper. £40.00
Part Five in this ongoing series of exhibitions at the Chiba City Art Museum. Covers the 1940s, a challenging time in Japan, not least
for the artistic community, and shows a wide variety of interesting Japanese print art during this decade. Copiously-illustrated and
a good survey. In Japanese.
12 Crafts Gallery, National Museum of Modern Art Tokyo: EXHIBITION TO COMMEMORATE 30 YEARS OF
THE CRAFT GALLERY. Tokyo, 2007. 206 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Wrappers. £40.00
Catalogue of an exhibition celebrating the 30th anniversary of this fine and ever interesting Japanese museum. The exhibition follows
the post World War Two development of Japanese crafts and show exhibits in various media. Introductions, essay and captions in English.
Main text in Japanese.
13 Crafts Gallery, National Museum of Modern Art Tokyo: THE POWER OF CRAFTS: OUTLOOK FOR THE
21ST CENTURY. Tokyo, 2007. 141 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Wrappers. £40.00
Catalogue of a second exhibition celebrating the 30th anniversary of this museum. This exhibition shows objects being produced now
in Japan by 14 living artists working with various materials from glass and ceramic to textiles and metal. Near dual text in Japanese
and English.
18 Edo-Tokyo Museum: THE PERRY & HARRIS EXHIBITION: THE DAWN OF U.S. — JAPAN
RELATIONS. Tokyo, 2008. 188 pp. 105 pp. colour plates. 29x21 cm. Paper. £45.00
Catalogue of an exhibition containing exhibits from Japan and loans from abroad in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the
signing of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States and Japan in 1858. Includes prints, engravings, daguerreotypes.
Introductions and brief captions in the list of plates in English. Main text in Japanese.
21 Fukuoka City Museum: BUDDHA IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND/CLAY VOTIVE TABLETS OF
MAINLAND SOUTHEAST ASIA. Fukuoka, 2008. 143 pp. 72 pp. colour plates. A few b/w text illustrations.
30x22 cm. Paper. £45.00
Catalogue of an exhibition showing 108 miniature clay Buddhist votive tablets from Thailand, Cambodia and Burma held in the Kawamura
collection. Well-illustrated and with much English text including essays and captions. Main text in Japanese.
22 Fukuoka City Museum: MOKUJIKI: THE BELIEFS OF THE COMMONERS: THE SMILING BUDDHAS.
Fukuoka, 2008. 227 pp. c.170 pp. colour plates. A few b/w text illustrations. 30x22 cm. Paper. £45.00
Catalogue of an exhibition celebrating the 250th anniversary of the birth of Mokujiki (1718-1810), the itinerant monk who travelled
around Japan leaving, at various sites, simple wooden sculptures of the Buddha and other Buddhist images, all benevolently smiling.
Examines his work and life. Well-illustrated. Text in Japanese.

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27 Hanamaki City Museum of Art: REDISCOVERY: THE SEARCH FOR THE ART OF HASHIMOTO
SESSHO. Hanamaki, 2007. 64 pp. 43 colour and 19 b/w plates. 29x21 cm. Paper. £35.00
Catalogue of an exhibition showing over 50 works of the late Edo and early Meiji painter, Hashimoto Sessho (1802-1877), student of
the Nanga artist, Tani Buncho. In Japanese.
30 Idemitsu Museum of Art: COURTLY LOVE: THE TALES OF ISE ILLUSTRATED. Tokyo, 2008. 148 pp.
Colour plates throughout. 2 foldouts. 30x23 cm. Paper. £45.00
Catalogue of an exhibition at the Idemitsu Museum in Tokyo exploring the Tale of Ise as depicted in various art forms. Includes paintings,
screens, scrolls and lacquerware. All exhibits illustrated in colour with numerous close-ups of detail. Introduction and list of plates
in English. Main text in Japanese.
31 Idemitsu Museum of Art: THE KANA CALLIGRAPHY OF SAIGYO. Tokyo, 2008. 136, vi pp. Numerous
colour plates. 30x23 cm. Paper. £40.00
Catalogue of a sophisticated exhibition showing examples of calligraphy and other writings by Saigyo, a 12th century itinerant Japanese
priest-poet. The exhibition explores his place and importance in Japanese culture and art. 62 exhibits. Foreword and list of plates
in English. Main text in Japanese.
32 Itabashi Art Museum: TANI BUNCHO AND HIS FOLLOWERS. Itabashi, 2007. 127 pp. 77 colour plates. 30x22
cm. Boards. £35.00
Catalogue of an exhibition at the Itabashi Art Museum surveying the work of the Edo period painter, Tani Buncho, and 20 or so other
artists who emulated his style. Over 100 works illustrated in colour. Text in Japanese.
33 Izumo Cultural Heritage Hall: EXHIBITION OF IZUMO AND KYOTO WARES. Izumo, 2007. 91 pp. 103
colour plates. B/w text illustrations. 29x21 cm. Paper. £45.00
Catalogue of an exhibition with 45 fine examples of Izumo wares and 42 equally good Kyoto wares produced during the late Edo period.
All examples illustrated in colour. Text in Japanese.
37 Kanagawa Prefectural Museum: MEIJI EXPORT WARES FROM YOKOHAMA AND TOKYO. Kanagawa,
2008. 125 pp. Colour plates throughout. B/w text illustrations. 29x21 cm. Paper. £45.00
Catalogue of an exhibition showing 160 fine examples of Japanese export ceramics manufactured in Yokohama and Tokyo during the
Meiji period. All examples illustrated in colour. List of plates in English. Main text in Japanese.
38 Kanazawa Bunko ed: UKIYO-E PRINTS FROM THE KANAZAWA BUNKO COLLECTION. Tokyo, 2008.
63 pp. Colour and b/w plates throughout. 30x21 cm. Paper. £30.00
Catalogue of an exhibition at the Kanazawa Bunko showing for the first time highlights from their little-known collection of ukiyo-e
prints. Illustrated throughout in both colour and black-and-white showing many examples. Text in Japanese.
40 Kawagoe City Museum: HASHIMOTO GAHO — ON THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS DEATH.
Kawagoe 2005. 111 pp. Numerous colour plates. 29x21 cm. Paper. £35.00
A pleasing catalogue of an exhibition of the important late 19th century painter, Hashimoto Gaho. A total of 68 works are illustrated
in colour. Text in Japanese.
41 Komazawa University ed: CATALOGUE OF PAINTING AND CALLIGRAPHY FROM THE MUSEUM OF
ZEN CULTURE AND HISTORY AT KOMAZAWA UNIVERSITY: VOLUME 2. Komazawa, 2007. 103 pp.
Colour plates throughout. 30x21 cm. Paper. £30.00
A second volume in the catalogue of painting and calligraphy in this collection showing a further 90 Zen-related paintings and calligraphy
acquired since the publication of the first volume List of plates in English. Main text in Japanese.
43 Kuboso Memorial Museum of Art: SPECIAL EXHIBITION: ISE MONOGATORI — IMAGES OF
ELEGANCE AND LOVE. Izumi, 2007. 265 pp. 163 pp. colour plates. 29x21 cm. Paper. £40.00
Catalogue of an exhibition at the Kuboso Museum of Art showing the famous Kamakura period handscroll depicting the Tales of Ise,
together with 146 other exhibits showing art (mostly from later periods) associated with the Japanese imperial court. Text in Japanese.
44 Kumamoto Prefectural Museum: THREE GENERATIONS OF MOMENTOUS CHANGE — THE AGE OF
KATO KIYOTADA, TADAHIRO AND HOSAKAWA TADATOSHI. Kumamoto, 2007. 220 pp. 185 colour
plates. 28x21 cm. Paper. £45.00
Commemorates the 400th anniversary of the building of Kumamoto castle and giving an overview of the cultural and artistic achievements
of the above three rulers. Many fine objects are shown ranging from swords and tsuba to paintings, letters and maps. Text in
Japanese.
45 Kyoto National Museum: SPECIAL EXHIBITION: KANO EITOKU, MOMOYAMA PAINTER
EXTRAORDINAIRE. Kyoto, 2007. vii, 314 pp. Colour plates throughout. 5 foldouts. A few b/w text illustrations.
30x232 cm. Paper. £50.00
Excellent catalogue of a fine exhibition exploring the work of this great Momoyama period painter. 71 artworks are shown in their entirety
including albums and screens. Introductions and list of plates in English. Main text in Japanese. A fine visual reference. Recommended.
46 Kyushu National Museum: NATIONAL TREASURES: EMAKI FROM THE KYOTO NATIONAL
MUSEUM. Kyushu, 2008. 163 pp. Numerous colour plates. A number of foldouts. 22x30 cm. Paper. £50.00
Catalogue of an exhibition at the Kyushu National Museum showing 26 illustrated handscrolls (emaki) on loan from the Kyoto National
Museum. Nine of the emaki are designated National Treasures and the exhibition offered an opportunity to view seldom-seen
and highly-esteemed works. All works reproduced in full. Introductions and list of plates in English. Main text in Japanese.

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59 Nara National Museum: EXQUISITE: PAINTINGS OF THE 11TH-13TH CENTURIES. Special Exhibition.
Nara, 2007. 254 pp. Numerous colour & b/w plates. 30x21 cm. Paper. £40.00
Catalogue of an exhibition at Nara National Museum showing 59 rare examples of Japanese paintings and scrolls dating from the Heian
period through to the start of the Kamakura period. All illustrated in colour. Introductions to each section and list of plates in English.
Main text in Japanese.
60 Nara National Museum: ON MATSURI AND THE SACRED ART OF KASUGA. Nara, 2008. 75, iv pp.
Numerous colour illustrations. 30x21 cm. Paper. £32.00
Exhibition catalogue featuring art and artefacts associated with the 1000 year old Matsuri festival held annually at the Kasuga shrine.
English resume and list of plates. Main text in Japanese.
61 National Arts Centre: THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF NITTEN. Tokyo, 2007. 378 pp. Colour plates
throughout. 27x20 cm. Paper. £50.00
Catalogue of a Japanese travelling exhibition examining the 100 year history of the Japanese government-sponsored art fair Nitten
from its Meiji origins onwards through various manifestations to the present day. Numerous objects (nearly 300) in many media that
have featured at such fairs over the past 100 years are illustrated. Foreword, brief introductions to each section and list of plates in
English. Main text in Japanese.
62 National Museum of Modern Art Tokyo: CERAMICS: MASTERPIECES FROM THE CRAFT GALLERY
COLLECTION. Tokyo, 2007. 159 pp. Colour plates throughout. 30x22 cm. Wrappers. £30.00
Catalogue of an exhibition celebrating some of the finest examples of contemporary Japanese ceramics in the collection of the National
Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo. 52 examples by numerous modern masters are shown in colour with dual texts in Japanese and English.
63 National Museum of Modern Art Tokyo: JUSETSU MIWA: A RETROSPECTIVE. Tokyo, 2007. 269 pp. 182
pp. colour plates. Numerous b/w text illustrations. 30x22 cm. Wrappers. £40.00
Catalogue of an exhibition showing numerous examples of the work of this fine ceramic artist who interprets Japanese tea wares in a
contemporary manner. Near dual text in Japanese and English.
64 National Museum of Modern Art Tokyo: KAII HIGASHIYAMA. Tokyo, 2008. 257 pp. Numerous colour plates.
A number of foldouts. 30x22 cm. Wrappers. £45.00
Catalogue of an extremely popular retrospective exhibition of the work of this modern Japanese landscape artist. 106 works were
shown including superb screen doors painted with panoramas of the Lijiang River and mountains in Guilin. A further wonderful set
of screen doors is entitled ‘Balmy Wind in Yangzhou’. All exhibits illustrated in colour and described. Essays and captions in English.
Main text in Japanese.
65 National Museum of Modern Art Tokyo: MIYATO RANDO III: A RETROSPECTIVE. In the Vanguard of
Contemporary Metal Art. Tokyo, 2003. 183 pp. Numerous colour plates. 30x22 cm. Wrappers. £60.00
Catalogue of a retrospective exhibition of the innovative work of this contemporary artist who works with metal. Shows the full range
of his work from large free-standing pieces to finely-wrought jewellery. Near dual texts in Japanese and English.
66 National Museum of Modern Art Tokyo: SORI YANAGI: DESIGN IN EVERYDAY LIFE. Tokyo, 2007. 95 pp.
Colour plates throughout. 30x22 cm. Wrappers. £30.00
Catalogue of an exhibition examining the collectable work of the modern Japanese designer, Sori Yanagi, who brought a simple style
to the design of daily objects from tea sets to shelves during the 1950s and 1960s. Near dual texts in Japanese and English.
68 Osaka Municipal Museum of Art: PRINCE SHOTOKU: TREASURES FROM THE KAWACHI SANTAISHI
(EIFUKI-JI, YACHU-JI AND TAISEI SHOGUN-JI). Osaka, 2008. 195 pp. Numerous full page colour plates.
36x26 cm. Wrappers. £50.00
Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Osaka Municipal Museum showing 120 artworks from the three ‘Prince’ temples of Eifuki-ji,
Yachu-Ji and Taisho Shogun-ji. The temples are all known for their links to the Asuka period Prince Shotoku. The works, some seldomseen,
date from the Nara through to the Edo periods, and relate to Shotoku’s life and work. Introduction and list of plates in English.
Main text in Japanese.
69 Ota City Folk Art Museum: KAWASE HASUI. Ota, 2007. 88 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x21 cm. Paper.
£35.00
Catalogue of a fine exhibition of the work of the famous sosaku hanga artist, Kawase Hasui. Focusses on prints but also includes
some paintings. The many exhibits demonstrate the full range of the artist’s work. In Japanese.
70 Otsu City Museum of History: SPECIAL EXHIBITION: BAITEI AND KINKOKU. Poet Painters and Followers
Buson “Omi Buson”. Otsu, 2008. 143 pp. Over 300 colour and b/w illustrations. 30x21 cm. Paper. £37.00
Catalogue of an exhibition exploring the work of these two Nanga artists who were heavily influenced by Buson. The exhibition also
features work by Buson and other contemporary Nanga artists. Illustrated throughout. Text in Japanese.
71 Otsu City Museum of History: THE TENDAI GUARDIAN, KAMI — ASPECTS OF THE SANNO
MANDARA. Otsu, 2008. 99 pp. Numerous colour and b/w plates. 30x21 cm. Paper. £30.00
Catalogue of an exhibition examining the early artistic iconography of the Sanno Mandara. Much sculpture and mandara are illustrated
and discussed. Japanese text only.
73 Saigu Museum of History: SPECIAL EXHIBITION: YOSHITSUNE — THE LEGEND OF A HERO WHO
WENT BEYOND HIS TIME. The Continued Depiction of Yoshitsune. Saigu, 2007. 63 pp. Numerous colour
plates. 29x21 cm. Paper. £32.00
Catalogue of an exhibition exploring the spreading through Japanese art of the legend of the 12th century hero Minamoto no Yoshitsune.
Shows paintings, handscrolls and illustrated books depicting the story. In Japanese.

JAPANESE INTEREST – 4 – HANSHAN TANG BOOKS
74 Sakamoto Mitsuru et al: CATALOGUE RAISONNE OF NAMBAM SCREENS. Tokyo, 2008. xi, 399 pp. 289
pp. full page colour plates. A few b/w text illustrations. 42x30 cm. Cloth. £490.00
An important study, and a beautiful work, on Momoyama period Nambam screens. Provides a detailed assessment of the 91 known
screens held in collections worldwide. Serves as an fine visual reference pertaining to early foreign contacts with Japan at the time
and how these were viewed by the Japanese. All the screens are illustrated in colour in full and with close-up detail to many. Introduction
and detailed list of plates in English. Main text in Japanese.
75 Sakura City Museum of Art: EXHIBITION OF THE WORK OF SHIBA SENSHU: THE JAPANESE ARTIST
WHO STUDIED FOREIGN-STYLE PAINTING UNDER ASAI CHU. Sakura, 2008. 103 pp. Colour plates
throughout. 29x21 cm. Paper. £35.00
Catalogue of an exhibition of the work of little-known Japanese artist,Shiba Senshu (1877-1956), who studied under Asai Chu, one of
the early exponents of yoga (foreign-influenced) painting in Japan. Shiba’s art also demonstrates other influences, including Rimpa.
Over 100 works are illustrated in colour. Text in Japanese.
77 Seto City Art Museum: A SURVEY OF SETO BLUE-AND-WHITE. Skill and Beauty Which Has Dazzled the
World. Seto, 2007. 103, 15 pp. Numerous colour plates. 30x22 cm. Paper. £36.00
Catalogue of an exhibition providing an overview of Seto blue-and-white throughout its history from the late Edo (mid-19th century)
through to the present day. Well-illustrated in colour with numerous fine examples. In Japanese.
79 Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park: SPECIAL EXHIBITION: WELCOME TO TANUKI PALACE. Humorous
Expressions of Japanese Tanuki. Shigaraki, 2007. 175 pp. Numerous colour plates. 28x22 cm. Paper. £45.00
Catalogue of an exhibition showing the depiction of the racoon — tanuki — in Japanese art. The tanuki features frequently in Japanese
folklore. 139 exhibits show the racoon in paintings and terracotta images both old and new. Introduction and brief English captions
in list of plates. Main text in Japanese.
81 Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art: THE WORLD OF MEISHO-E: PAINTING LANDSCAPES OF THE
HEART. Shizuoka, 2007. 120 pp. Numerous colour plates. 30x22 cm. Paper. £40.00
Exhibition catalogue looking at the tradition of meisho-e — paintings of famous places — that features frequently in Japanese art. Focusses
on this genre during the Edo and Meiji periods and shows numerous paintings, screens, handscrolls and ukiyo-e. Well-illustrated.
Text in Japanese.
88 Suntory Art Museum: NATIONAL TREASURE: CHOJU-JINBUTSU-GIGA EMAKI. Tokyo, 2007. 170 pp.
Numerous colour plates 18x26 cm. Wrappers. £35.00
Catalogue of an exhibition showing the Japanese National Treasure Choju-Bijutsu-Giga, the set of four Kamakura period scroll paintings
depicting frolicking animals and people and housed in the Kosan-ji Temple in Kyoto. The scrolls are shown in their entirety, together
with later copies and versions. Brief introduction in English, otherwise Japanese text.
89 Suntory Art Museum: WATER IN LIFE. An Exhibition Commemorating the New Home of the Suntory Museum
of Art. Tokyo, 2007. xlviii, 159 pp. Numerous colour plates . 18x26 cm. Wrappers. £40.00
Catalogue of an interesting exhibition exploring the depiction of water in Japanese art in various media — paintings, textiles, lacquer,
glass etc. Foreword, introductions to each section, detailed list of plates and captions in English. Main text in Japanese.
90 Tahara Municipal Museum of Art ed: WATANABE SHOKA — THE 120TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS DEATH.
Tahara, 2007. 183 pp. 107 pp. colour and 6 pp. b/w plates. 30x21 cm. Paper. £35.00
Catalogue of an exhibition showing the work of the late Edo/early Meiji painter Watanabe Shoka — son of Watanabe Kazan. Includes
many ink monochrome paintings together with bird-and-flower paintings in colour. All text in Japanese.
93 Tokugawa Museum of Art: ISHIYAMA-GIRE: MASTERPIECE OF KANA CALLIGRAPHY AND
DECORATIVE PAPER. Nagoya, 2007. 225; 84 pp. Full page colour illustrations throughout volume 1. B/w text
illustrations to volume 2. 30x23 cm. Paper. £50.00
Two-volume catalogue of an exhibition at the Tokugawa Art Museum examining the relationship between examples of kana script calligraphy
written on decorative paper. Numerous beautiful examples are shown in full page colour, including famous works such as
Ishiyama-gire and The 36 Poets handscroll. Platelist in English. Main text in Japanese.
94 Tokyo National Museum: LEGACY OF THE TOKUGAWA: THE GLORIES AND TREASURES OF THE
LAST SAMURAI DYNASTY. Tokyo, 2007. 310 pp. 190 pp. colour plates. B/w text illustrations. 30x23 cm.
Paper. £55.00
Catalogue of a very fine exhibition at the Tokyo National Museum showing over 300 objects with much variety which celebrate the artistic
splendour and achievement of the Tokugawa period. All exhibits shown in colour. Foreword, brief introductions to each section and
list of plates in English. Main text in Japanese.
95 Tokyo Research Centre for Cultural Property comp: HIKONE SCREEN: A JAPANESE NATIONAL
TREASURE. Tokyo, 2008. 198 pp. 98 pp. full page colour plates. 1 foldout. 37x26 cm. Cloth. £280.00
A detailed survey of one of the most famous of Japanese national treasures — the Hikone Screen — painted in the early Edo period.
The screen is reproduced in full in a foldout, many other views of the screen and close-up detail including shots of recent conservation
of the screen. Four introductions in English focussing on the history of the screen and its recent conservation including details of
the optical survey and pigment analysis. Main text in Japanese.
96 Tomo Museum of History: THE CERAMIC ART OF KAKIEMON XIV. 2008. 63 pp. Full page colour plates
throughout. 29x21 cm. Paper. £35.00
Catalogue of an exhibition showing the work over the past 30 years of the modern Japanese ceramics master, Kakiemon XIV. His ceramics
are beautiful modern interpretations of traditional Kakiemon ware. 41 examples are shown in full page colour. Captions and
foreword n English. Main text in Japanese.
97 Toyota City Museum of Folklore: FUGAI HONKO: THE MAN AND HIS PAINTINGS. Toyota, 2008. 88 pp.
Numerous colour plates. 29x21 cm. Paper. £35.00
Fugai Honko (1779-1847) was a Zen priest and painter. This exhibition explores his work drawn with an austere line. Subject matter
ranges from landscapes to figure painting and calligraphy. In Japanese.

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98 Toyota Municipal Museum of Art: MAKINO YOSHIO. Toyota, 2008. 71 pp. Colour plates throughout. 24x19 cm.
Paper. £30.00
Exhibition showing the work of Makino Yoshio (1869-1956) who studied art in San Francisco and then lived in London for 50 years,
painting the city in the style of Turner. List of plates in English. Main text in Japanese.
105 Yamato Bunkakan: SPECIAL EXHIBITION OF THE EDO KANO SCHOOL. Osaka, 2007. 174 pp. 61 pp.
colour plates. B/w text illustrations. 30x21 cm. Paper. £45.00
Catalogue of a fine exhibition at the Yamato Bunkakan displaying the collection of Edo period Kano school paintings held in the Okura
Shinkokan Art Museum in Tokyo. Shows 32 paintings together with numerous black-and-white sketches. In Japanese.
113 Atchley, Virginia and Neil K. Davey: THE VIRGINIA ATCHLEY COLLECTION OF JAPANESE
MINIATURE ART. 2005. 360 pp. Over 760 colour illustrations. 30x24 cm. Cloth. £100.00
Virginia Atchley is a major American collector of Japanese miniature arts. This catalogue depicts over 400 varied pieces from her collection
of inro, netsuke and sagemono. Well-illustrated throughout in colour (including signatures) and with a good text. Includes an
essay: Goodall: The Fashion for Sagemono in Edo Japan (1615-1808). Also has indexes of netsuke, inro and sagemono artists.
114 Bandini, Rosemary: SHISHI AND OTHER NETSUKE. The Collection of Harriet Szechenyi. London, 1999. 176
pp. Over 200 colour illustrations. Cloth, slipcase. £75.00
The book is divided into subjects, each presented as a chapter with text followed by illustrations. Each netsuke is listed with size, material,
provenance etc. All signatures illustrated. A good record of a fine collection.
115 Barry Davies Oriental Art: 100 SELECTED PIECES FROM THE NETSUKE COLLECTION OF SCOTT
MEREDITH. and 50 from another Private American Collection. London, 1995. 112 pp. 150 colour illustrations.
All marks illustrated. 30x21 cm. Paper. £40.00
Sumptuous catalogue of 100 netsuke from the Meredith Collection and 50 from another private American collection, all exhibited and
sold at the Netsuke Kenkyukai Convention in New York, September, 1995. Out-of-print.
117 Barry Davies Oriental Art: INRO AND LACQUER. From the Jacques Carré Collection. London, 2000. 102 pp.
Colour plates throughout. 28x21 cm. Paper. £40.00
Catalogue of a sale exhibition of 43 fine pieces of inro and lacquer from the well-known collection of Jacques Carré. Good colour illustrations
and descriptions.
118 Barry Davies Oriental Art: NETSUKE AND INRO FROM EUROPEAN COLLECTIONS. London, 2002. 144
pp. Colour plates throughout. 32x25 cm. Cloth. £65.00
Catalogue of a sale exhibition of 145 fine examples of netsuke and inro from six European collections. Excellent colour plates and a
detailed text. Includes five pages of signatures.
119 Barry Davies Oriental Art: THE NETSUKE COLLECTION OF W. G. BOSSHARD — PART 1. An Exhibition
of Important Netsuke. London, 1994. 244 pp. 117 objects illustrated in full colour. 33x23 cm. Cloth. £75.00
Scarce and sumptuous catalogue of 117 choice netsuke from an early post-war collection formed by the former Managing Director of
Nestlé in Japan.
120 Barry Davies Oriental Art: NETSUKE FROM THE TEDDY HAHN COLLECTION. London, 1996. 126 pp.
177 colour illustrations. All marks illustrated. 33x23 cm. Cloth. £80.00
Beautiful catalogue of 177 netsuke from the Teddy Hahn Collection offered for sale by Barry Davies Oriental Art. Out-of-print.
121 Barry Davies Oriental Art: NETSUKE THROUGH THREE CENTURIES. London, 1996. 175 pp. 205 colour
illustrations. All marks illustrated. 33x23 cm. Cloth. £50.00
Sumptuous catalogue of 205 netsuke from various collections, offered for sale by Barry Davies Oriental Art.
122 Barry Davies Oriental Art: OKIMONO: JAPANESE DECORATIVE SCULPTURES OF THE MEIJI
PERIOD. London, 1996. 68 pp. Colour plates throughout. All marks illustrated. 33x23 cm. Paper. £33.00
Beautiful catalogue of 34 superb examples of okimono from the Meiji. Illustrated throughout in fine colour. All marks shown. Out-ofprint.
123 Barry Davies Oriental Art: THE ROBERT S. HUTHART COLLECTION OF NON-IWAMI NETSUKE.
London, 1998. 304 pp. Colour plates throughout. 33x23 cm. Cloth. £70.00
A fine catalogue showing the superb collection of non-Iwami netsuke assembled by Robert Huthart. Includes 14 pieces by Masanao
of Kyoto, 18 by Toyomasa of Tamba and 11 by Masatsugu of Osaka, plus many other pleasing objects.
124 Brockhaus, Albert: NETSUKES. New York, 1924. xvii, 175 pp. 17 plates illustrating 78 examples. Partial
bibliography. 23x17 cm. Cloth. £50.00
First English edition in good condition. Trans. by M. F. Watty from the original German & edited by E. G. Stillman.
125 Bushell, Raymond: THE ART OF NETSUKE CARVING. Masatoshi, as Told to Raymond Bushell. New York,
1992. 236 pp. 38 text-figures. 356 colour & 356 b/w illustrations. Glossary, index, bibliography. 30x23 cm. Cloth,
slipcase. £125.00
A vivid account of netsuke making by a modern master. Chapters include tools, materials, carvings & techniques, etc. Illustrated with
pieces by Masatoshi, one of today’s greatest netsuke artists, and with his comments. Third reprint. Scarce in any edition.
126 Bushell, Raymond: THE ART OF NETSUKE CARVING. Masatoshi, as Told to Raymond Bushell. New York,
2002. 236 pp. 38 text-figures. 356 colour & 356 b/w illustrations. Glossary, index, bibliography. 30x23 cm. Cloth,
slipcase. £80.00
A vivid account of netsuke making by a modern master. Chapters include tools, materials, carvings & techniques, etc. Illustrated with
pieces by Masatoshi, one of today’s greatest netsuke artists, and with his comments. Recent reprint.

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127 Bushell, Raymond: COLLECTORS’ NETSUKE. Tokyo, 1971. First edition. 199 pp. 700 colour photographs.
Biography & index. 27x20 cm. Cloth. £35.00
Aimed primarily at the experienced collector and connoisseur. The author presents discoveries, insights and opinions deriving from
some two decades of research. Illustrations of 354 pieces and the signatures. First edition.
128 Bushell, Raymond: THE INRO HANDBOOK. Studies of Netsuke, Inro, and Lacquer. Tokyo, 2002. 263 pp. 140
colour illustrations, 386 b/w illustrations of signatures, bibliography. 27x20 cm. Cloth. £48.00
A 2002 reprint of the 1979 classic text for the collector and enthusiast.
129 Bushell, Raymond: NETSUKE FAMILIAR AND UNFAMILIAR. New Principles for Collecting. Tokyo, 1975.
259 pp. 790 colour illustrations. Appendixes, bibliography and glossary-index. 27x20 cm. Cloth. £40.00
A well illustrated handbook with examples of netsuke and their signatures from over fifty different collections. First edition.
130 Bushell, Raymond: NETSUKE FAMILIAR AND UNFAMILIAR. New Principles for Collecting. Chicago, 1999.
259 pp. over 800 colour illustrations. Appendixes, bibliography and glossary-index. 27x20 cm. Cloth. £50.00
A well illustrated handbook with examples of netsuke and their signatures from over fifty different collections. Recent reprint.
131 Bushell, Raymond: THE NETSUKE HANDBOOK OF UEDA REIKICHI. Tokyo, 1988. 325 pp. 226
illustrations. 24 in colour. Bibliography and index. 23x16 cm. Cloth. £65.00
Profusely illustrated, this handbook is recognised as a definitive work in the field. With biographic entries of 1342 netsuke carvers. 14th
printing.
132 Bushell, Raymond: THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF NETSUKE. With One Hundred Masterpieces of Miniature
Sculpture in Color. Tokyo, 1964. 71 pp. 100 colour illustrations. 23x15 cm. Paper. £20.00
First edition. Mainly a brief introduction with illustrations.
133 Bushell, Raymond: THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF NETSUKE. With One Hundred Masterpieces of Miniature
Sculpture in Color. Tokyo, 1995. 71 pp. 100 colour illustrations. 23x15 cm. Paper. £20.00
Mainly a brief introduction with illustrations.
134 Chiba City Art Museum: CONTEMPORARY NETSUKE. The Kinsey Collection, Accompanied by H.I.H Prince
Takamodo Collection. Chiba, 2001. 260 pp. 362 colour illustrations. 15x15 cm. Boards. £35.00
Catalogue of an exhibition of contemporary netsuke featuring over 350 pieces from the well-known Kinsey collection and the littleknown
Takamodo collection.
135 Christie’s: THE DAVID COLLECTION OF FINE INRO, NETSUKE AND OKIMONO. London, 1986. 65 pp.
Colour and b/w illustrations. 25x20 cm. Paper. £30.00
151 netsuke, 55 inro, okimono and ivory carvings from the David collection. A total of 227 lots, many illustrated. Christie’s, London
14 October, 1986. Creases to a couple of pages.
136 Christie’s: THE RAYMOND AND FRANCES BUSHELL COLLECTION OF NETSUKE PART III. Los
Angeles, 1989. 49 pp. 135 items illustrated in colour. 26x20 cm. Boards. £35.00
The third part of the sale of this famous collection.
137 Christie’s: FINE JAPANESE NETSUKE AND OTHER IVORY CARVINGS. London, 1975. 40 pp. text plus
18 pp. of b/w plates. 24x16 cm. Paper. £15.00
Catalogue for Christie’s sale, June 24, 1975 with 248 lots. Six pages of black-and-white plates show ivory carvings, the remaining 10
show netsuke.
138 Christie’s: FINE JAPANESE IVORY CARVINGS, NETSUKE AND INRO. from various sources. London,
1976. 64 pp. text and 45 p. b/w plates. 24x18 cm. Paper. £30.00
Christie’s sale catalogue with 341 lots. The b/w plates show 16 inro, 104 netsuke (including some fine netsuke masks) and 51 fine ivory
carvings. With some annotations. List of prices realised included.
139 Christie’s: FINE JAPANESE IVORY CARVINGS AND NETSUKE. London, 1976. 27 pp. text plus 14 pp. of
b/w plates. 24x16 cm. Paper. £15.00
Catalogue for Christie’s sale, October 20, 1976 with 150 lots. Six pages of the b/w plates show numerous netsuke, the remaining 8 show
Japanese ivory carvings.
140 Christie’s: FINE JAPANESE IVORY CARVINGS AND NETSUKE. From various sources. London, 1979. 66
pp. text and 19 pp. b/w plates showing numerous lots. 26x20 cm. Paper. £30.00
Christie’s sale catalogue with 427 lots. 85 netsuke, 11 inro and 50 ivory carvings are illustrated. Some annotations. With list of prices
realised attached.
141 Christie’s: FINE NETSUKE AND INRO. From various sources. London, 1979. 32 pp. text plus 4 pp. colour and
and 26 pp. b/w plates showing numerous lots. 24x18 cm. Paper. £20.00
Christie’s sale catalogue with 156 lots — primarily netsuke. Numerous lots illustrated — mainly netsuke plus some inro. Heavily annotated.
142 Christie’s: FINE NETSUKE AND INRO. from various sources. London, 1980. 70 pp. 34 pp. b/w plates and 1
colour plate showing numerous lots. 24x15 cm. Paper. £25.00
Christie’s sale catalogue with 222 lots of good netsuke and some inro. Numerous illustrations — mainly of netsuke. Annotations.
143 Christie’s,: NETSUKE, SWORDS AND FITTINGS. London, 1987. 46 pp. Colour and b/w illustrations. 25x20
cm. Paper. £25.00
Christie’s sale catalogue of 179 lots of fine swords, tsuba and netsuke. Many lots illustrated.

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144 Christie’s: JAPANESE NETSUKE, PIPECASES AND INRO. Los Angeles, 1989. 33 pp. 5 full page b/w and 7
full page colour plates. 27x21 cm. Paper. £15.00
Christie’s Los Angeles catalogue of 85 fine lots sold on January 28, 1989. The plates illustrate numerous objects.
145 Coullery, Marie-Therese and Newstead, M. S: THE BAUR COLLECTION — NETSUKE. Selected Pieces.
Baur Collection, volume 6. Geneva, 1977. 432 pp. 8 colour plates. 1,200 pieces and 897 signatures illustrated.
30x24 cm. Cloth. £550.00
Limited edition of 1500 copies, long out-of-print and increasingly sought-after. A copiously-illustrated record of an outstanding collection.
The book shows this huge collection by subject and is thus also an important reference work.
146 Cseh, Éva: NETSUKE: JAPANESE MINIATURE CARVINGS. Collections of the Ferenc Hopp Museum of
East Asiatic Art Budapest, vol. 1. Budapest, 2002. 198 pp. 541 illustrations (some in colour) plus 243 b/w photos
of marks and signatures. 30x21 cm. Cloth. £110.00
The first publication devoted to the excellent collection of Netsuke in the Ferenc Hopp Museum, Budapest and also the first of series
planned on the East Asian collections generally. With a good apparatus and high-quality photography, this is a valuable addition to
the connoisseurship of Netsuke. A work that has received most favourable customer comment. Dual text in both Hungarian and English.
147 Davies, Barry et al: HIDDEN TREASURES OF JAPANESE ART. The Isaac Kaplan Collection. Cape Town,
2004. 291 pp. Colour plates throughout. Glossary, index of artists, bibliography. 32x25 cm. Cloth. £58.00
Catalogue of a fine private collection of netsuke, ojime, and inro, plus some items of metalwork, exhibited recently in South Africa. With
contributions by Davies, Russel Bock, Victor Harris, Joe Earle and Mendel Kaplan.
148 Ducros, Alain: NETSUKE & SAGEMONO 2. Paris, 1987. 240 pp. 64 pages in colour. French and English text.
33x25 cm. Cloth. £140.00
Illustrations of more than 200 netsuke, 50 inro, and 40 kiseru zutsu. With a preface by Virginia Atchley. The majority of the text is in
French, a fair percentage in English.
149 Ducros, Alain: PROMENADE DANS L’ART JAPONAIS. Netsuke: Art Magie et Médicine (Volume 1). Inro et
Necessaires de Fumeur: Art Magie et Médicine (Volume 2). Monaco, 2006. c. 350; 350 pp. Over 500 colour plates.
Indexes. 2 vols. 33x24 cm. Cloth. £260.00
The book describes over 100 Netsuke, Inro and tobacco implements in detail and is remarkable for providing photography 360 degrees
around each object. Text in both French and English.
150 Earle, Joe: NETSUKE. Fantasy and Reality in Japanese Miniature Art. Boston, 2001. 320 pp. 500 colour
illustrations. 24x21 cm. Paper. £27.00
This volume examines netsuke in the context of Japanese life, detailing the origins of the design and themes on the carvings and their
evolution through time. With over 500 colour photographs, this is a fine contribution to the literature on the subject. Paperback edition.
151 Edwards, L. A. & Krebs, M. M: NETSUKE. The Netsuke Collection of the Peabody Museum of Salem. Salem,
2000. 160 pp. 817 illustrations, 9 in colour. Bibliography, artists’ and subject index. 28x21 cm. Paper. £30.00
The collection is divided into sections on deities and demons, folk tales, people, masks, animals, plants, replicas of man-made objects,
functional and decorative netsuke. There are also sections on sagemono and shop signs. Reprinted.
152 Eijer, Dieuwke: KAGAMIBUTA — MIRRORS OF JAPANESE LIFE AND LEGEND. Geneva, 1994. 96 pp.
118 illustrations, including 50 in full colour. 25x25 cm. Cloth. £40.00
This book is based on a study of 400 kagamibuta, mainly from the celebrated Baur Collection in Geneva. The author goes into the great
variety of materials and techniques applied in this special type of netsuke with their metal discs. Appendix list 75 artists with biographical
data.
153 Eskenazi Ltd: JAPANESE NETSUKE FORMERLY IN THE COLLECTION OF DR. ROBERT L. GREENE.
London, 1973. 43 pp. 98 pieces all illustrated in b/w. Index of artists. Bibliography. 30x21 cm. Paper. £15.00
Currently ON OFFER at 50% off usual price. Exhibition catalogue of the previously little-known collection of Dr Greene which was
mainly acquired in North America. Artists include Suzuki Masakatsu, Unsho Hakuriu I & Shoko.
154 Eskenazi Ltd: EIGHTEENTH TO TWENTIETH CENTURY NETSUKE. London, 1978. 52 pp. 77 pieces all
illustrated in b/w. Bibliography. 30x21 cm. Paper. £10.00
Currently ON OFFER at 50% off usual price. The catalogue of the exhibition held during the 1978 ‘Netsuke in Japanese Art’ Convention.
Introduction by Mary Hillier.
155 Eskenazi Ltd: MICHAEL WEBB NETSUKE. London, 1978. 30 pp. 20 pieces all illustrated in b/w. 30x21 cm.
Paper. £12.50
Currently ON OFFER at 50% off usual price. A contemporary British netsuke carver. The subjects illustrated in this catalogue demonstrate
Michael Webb’s preference for animal subjects.
156 Eskenazi Ltd: JAPANESE NETSUKE FROM PRIVATE COLLECTIONS AND MICHAEL WEBB
NETSUKE. London, 1980. 35 pp. 75 exhibits all illustrated, 1 in colour. Reproductions of all signatures. 30x21
cm. Paper. £10.00
Currently ON OFFER at 50% off usual price. Works from the 18th to the 20th century.
157 Eskenazi Ltd: JAPANESE NETSUKE, INRO AND LACQUER-WARE. London, 1986. 84 pp. 80 pieces
illustrated in colour. Glossary, bibliography. 30x21 cm. Paper. £17.50
Currently ON OFFER at 50% off usual price. Introduction by Joe Earle.
158 Eskenazi Ltd: JAPANESE NETSUKE, INRO AND LACQUER-WARE. London, 1986. 84 pp. 80 pieces
illustrated in colour. Glossary, bibliography. 30x21 cm. Cloth. £12.50
Currently ON OFFER at 50% off usual price. Introduction by Joe Earle. (Hardback also available at £17.50.)

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159 Eskenazi Ltd: JAPANESE NETSUKE FROM THE LAZARNICK COLLECTION. London, 1990. 87 pp.
Bibliography. 10 colour plates, 51 b/w illustrations, 6 figures. 30x22 cm. Boards. £17.50
Currently ON OFFER at 50% off usual price. With introductory essay by Michael J. Webb on the collection, and by William H. Tilley
on Metalwork in the Field of Netsuke. All 58 items thoroughly described and illustrated.
160 Eskenazi Ltd: JAPANESE NETSUKE FROM THE CARRÉ COLLECTION. London, 1993. 200 pp. 243 colour
illustrations, 18 b/w text-figures. Signatures, index, bibliography. 30x22 cm. Cloth. £42.50
Currently ON OFFER at 50% off usual price. Splendid catalogue of 243 netsuke from a collection where the emphasis is less on the
most sought-after, well-established artists, but on items that illustrates the folklore, myths and symbolism in Japanese culture.
161 Bandini, Rosemary & Claudia Watts-Rehman,: JAPANESE NETSUKE, OJIME AND INRO FROM THE
DAWSON COLLECTION. London, 1997. 91 pp. 138 colour illustrations, illustrated index of signatures 30x21
cm. Cloth. £17.50
Currently ON OFFER at 50% off usual price. The fruits of Dawson’s collecting over the last 25 years are here presented by Eskenazi.
A fine group of objects containing several netsuke from old collections. Well-illustrated and with a useful index of signatures.
162 Bandini, Rosemary & Claudia Watts-Rehman,: JAPANESE NETSUKE, OJIME AND INRO FROM THE
DAWSON COLLECTION. London, 1997. 91 pp. 138 colour illustrations, illustrated index of signatures 30x21
cm. Paper. £12.50
Currently ON OFFER at 50% off usual price. The fruits of Dawson’s collecting over the last 25 years are here presented by Eskenazi.
A fine group of objects containing several netsuke from old collections. Well-illustrated and with a useful index of signatures. (Hardback
also available at £17.50.)
163 Eskenazi: JAPANESE NETSUKE, OJIME AND INRO FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION.
London, 1998. 226 pp. Colour illustrations throughout. 30x22 cm. Cloth. £35.00
Currently ON OFFER at 50% off usual price. A fine collection of netsuke, ojime and inro with many great classical netsuke from the
18th century Kyoto school. Includes numerous pieces from the Hindson, Behrens, Brockhaus, Winkworth and Hull-Grundy collections.
A must for the netsuke enthusiast.
164 Gabor, Wilhelm: SLEEPING BEAUTIES. Sagemono and Netsuke. Tokyo, 2004. 132 pp. 115 items illustrated in
full colour. 30x21 cm. Cloth. £90.00
Very well-produced dealer’s catalogue documenting a previously-unpublished anonymous private collection. Includes a valuable essay
by Yo Takao commenting on the ‘List of inrô master craftsmen’ published by Soken Kisho in 1781. The essay has dual Japanese and
English text. The descriptions of the inro and netsuke have varying levels of English text — some brief, some very detailed. The 133
objects are all very fine. Limited supply available.
165 Goodall, Hollis et al: THE RAYMOND AND FRANCES BUSHELL COLLECTION OF NETSUKE. A Legacy
at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Chicago, 2003. 552 pp. Over 1000 colour illustrations. Numerous b/w
illustrations. 29x26 cm. Cloth. £95.00
A comprehensive catalogue of the wonderful Bushell donation to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. All 827 netsuke and 20 inro
are illustrated in colour. In addition, 27 pages packed with black-and-white illustrations show hundreds of seals and artists’signatures.
In-depth essays discuss all aspects of netsuke, from its history, themes and regional styles to carving and staining techniques. A lovely
book and a fine reference on the subject.
166 Goodall, Hollis et al: THE RAYMOND AND FRANCES BUSHELL COLLECTION OF NETSUKE. A Legacy
at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Chicago, 2003. 552 pp. Over 1000 colour illustrations. 29x26 cm.
Paper. £65.00
A comprehensive catalogue of the wonderful Bushell donation to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. All 827 netsuke and 20 inro
are illustrated in colour. In addition, 27 pages packed with black-and-white illustrations show hundreds of seals and artists’signatures.
In-depth essays discuss all aspects of netsuke, from its history, themes and regional styles to carving and staining techniques. A lovely
book and a fine reference on the subject. Paperback edition.
167 Harris, Victor: NETSUKE. The Hull Grundy Collection in the British Museum. London, 1987. 136 pp. 16 pp.
colour plates, 610 netsuke illustrated in b/w. 28x22 cm. Cloth. £185.00
This scarce catalogue describes and illustrates over 600 superb netsuke from the famous Hull Grundy Gift to the British Museum.
Arranged by subject to allow easy comparison between the work of different artists.
168 Hartmann, Achim: OKIMONO. Meisterwerke Japanischer Kleinplastik in der Meiji Periode aus der Sammlung
Terespani = Masterpieces of Japanese Decorative Sculpture during the Meiji Period from the Terespani Collection.
Pulheim, 2004. 105 pp. 100 colour plates and 36 reproductions of signatures and seals. 29x21 cm. Cloth. £50.00
Dealer’s catalogue documenting a collection of 43 of these small ivory carvings, related to netsuke. There is little available on the subject
and this is a welcome addition. Dual text in English and German.
169 Henderson, John Milne: AN EXHIBITION OF PRINTS AND PAINTINGS ON NETSUKE SUBJECTS. By
Zeshin and Related Artists. London, 1978. 104 pp. 107 illustrations, 7 in colour. Bibliography. 20x26 cm. Paper.
£20.00
A pioneer study on Meiji woodblock prints and drawings drawing on artists who worked in different media and providing a cross-fertilisation
of ideas to open lines of comparison between different fields of art.
170 Hillier, Jack Ronald: SOURCE-BOOKS FOR JAPANESE CRAFTSMEN. London, 1979. 43 pp. 42 b/w textfigures.
21x15 cm. Paper. £10.00
A lecture given at the London Convention 1978 “Netsuke in Japanese Art”, where Jack Hillier traces the books from which the netsuke
carvers might have been inspired.

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171 Hurtig, Bernard: MASTERPIECES OF NETSUKE ART. One Thousand Favorites of Leading Collectors. New
York, 1973. 245 pp. 1000 pieces all illustrated in colour. Bibliography. Index of carvers. 31x24 cm. Silk, slipcase.
£450.00
This well illustrated book captures the visual impact of netsuke. The pieces were selected and introduced by 20 leading collectors from
their own collections. Now very difficult to find.
172 Huthart Collection: IWAMI NETSUKE. R. S. Huthart Collection. Rokusho No. 20. Kyoto, 1996. 120 pp.
Numerous colour illustrations. Text in Japanese and English. 30x23 cm. Paper. £38.00
Issued as number 20 of Rokusho, this is an illustrated catalogue of 128 netsuke from the Iwanami region collected by Robert S. Huthart.
The collection includes 18th to 19th century carvings, in mainly ivory and wood.
173 Hutt, Julia: JAPANESE NETSUKE. V&A Museum Far Eastern Series. London, 2003. 112 pp. 111 colour
illustrations. 25x21 cm. Cloth. £30.00
Based on the Victoria and Albert Museum’s fine collection, this is a comprehensive and well-illustrated study of Netsuke and the history
of their development that is also an accessible approach to these valued collectibles.
174 Impey, Oliver: MICHAEL WEBB. An English Carver of Netsuke. Oxford, 1983. 24 pp. 42 b/w illustrations.
20x22 cm. Paper. £5.00
This exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum consists of netsuke carved in the shape of animals by an Englishman who has specialised
in the art for the last seven years.
175 Jahss Collection: THE BETTY JAHSS COLLECTION OF NETSUKE — PARTS I AND II. London, 1991.
52 pp. 153 netsuke illustrated, mostly in colour; 60 pp. 147 netsuke illustrated, mostly in colour. 2 vols. 27x21 cm.
Paper and Boards. £60.00
Sotheby’s sale catalogues. Parts I and II of the sale of a famous collection. A total of 300 netsuke are illustrated, mainly in colour.
176 Jirka-Schmitz, Patricia: NETSUKE. Four Centuries of Masterpieces: The Trumpf Collection. Stuttgart, 2000. 288;
384 pp. 218 colour and 927 b/w illustrations 2 vols. 27x21 cm. Cloth, slipcase. £115.00
Two volume set. Presents the 862 netsuke from the Anne and Christian Trumpf collection in colour and b/w illustrations. Text in English
and German in volume one which presents 112 masterpieces in colour. The second volume shows an additional 750 objects in b/w
illustrations together with 300 reproductions of makers’ signatures and workshop marks. The text in volume two is in German only.
177 Jirka-Schmitz, Patricia: NETSUKE. Four Centuries of Masterpieces: The Trumpf Collection. Stuttgart, 2000. 288
pp. 325 illustrations of which 218 in colour. 27x21 cm. Cloth. £45.00
Presents 112 masterpieces from the Anne and Christian Trumpf in large colour illustrations. Text in English and German. See below
for second volume (German text only) which, together with this separately available work, provides a complete record of the collection.
178 Jirka-Schmitz, Patricia: NETSUKE. Four Centuries of Masterpieces: The Trumpf Collection Volume 2. Stuttgart,
2000. 413 pp. c. 850 colour photographs. Numerous b/w illustrations. 27x21 cm. Cloth. £80.00
This second volume of the Trumpf collection shows an additional 750 objects in b/w illustrations together with 300 reproductions of
makers’ signatures and workshop marks. The text is in German only. Volume One showing the masterpieces and with an English text
is available separately at £45 or the two volume set is available at £115.
179 Jirka-Schmitz, Patricia: THE WORLD OF NETSUKE. The Werdelmann Collection at the Museum Kunst Palast
Düsseldorf. Stuttgart, 2004. 351 pp. 683 illustrations in colour with 1070 objects. 407 illustrations of inscriptions
and marks. Appendixes with List of Carvers. Bibliography, index. 27x21 cm. Cloth. £75.00
An excellent new survey of more than a thousand pieces, based on one of the world’s most comprehensive collections and featuring
the most recent research in the field. Shows over a hundred signatures.
180 Jonas, F. M: NETSUKE. Tokyo, 1960. 185 pp. 55 plates with numerous illustrations, many in colour. Appendix
and index. 22x16 cm. Cloth. £30.00
Reprint of the very rare 1928 edition.
181 Kinsey, Miriam: CONTEMPORARY NETSUKE. Tokyo, 1977. 262 pp. Numerous illustrations. 27x20 cm. Cloth.
£115.00
Numerous full-colour and b/w photographs are included in this lavish guide to contemporary Japanese netsuke carvings. Brief biographies
of carvers are included with detailed studies of 27 leading artists.
182 Kinsey, Miriam: MISS MAGGIE’S WHOLE NEW WORLD. Los Angeles, n.d. 227 pp. Numerous b/w sketches
by Valerie Barber. 22x14 cm. Paper. £30.00
By chance we came across this hard-to-find but recently published novel (expensive for a paperback novel we know) — with Japanese,
collecting, and some netsuke interest — by the author of the sought-after reference, ‘Contemporary Netsuke’.
183 Kinsey, Robert O: THE POETRY OF NETSUKE. N.p. n.d. [2003]. 159 pp. 164 colour plates. Appendixes,
glossary, chronology, bibliography. 25x22 cm. Cloth, slipcase. £35.00
Produced for the International Netsuke Carvers’Association, this is a well-illustrated study of the relationship of Japanese poetry and
Netsuke with thematically organized chapters (birds, water creatures, love songs, etc.) demonstrating their affinity. With many contemporary
pieces.
184 Klefisch, T: NETSUKE INRO U. A. SAGEMONO. Köln, 1983. 149 pp. 50 b/w plates, 9 colour plates with
numerous illustrations. 23x19 cm. Printed boards. £50.00
A detailed exhibition catalogue from the Museum für Ostasiatiche Kunst of netsuke and related objects, arranged by school. Text in
English, French and German with bibliography and glossary. Scarce.

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185 Kress, Else: MEETING ONCE MORE. Inro and their Design Drawings. Leiden, 1999. 103 pp. 151 plates and
figures. 23x23 cm. Paper. £15.00
Highly-interesting and well-illustrated study of the relationship between draught designs for inro and their representation in actual
objects, based on careful study of an album of such designs 34 of which have been matched to 55 inro as well as (18 of them) to earlier
antecedents in woodblock printed books.
186 Kurstin, J. & Lorin, G: THE PEACOCK’S FEATHER. Gentlemen’s Jewelry of Old Japan. N.p., 2006. 132 pp.
112 colour plates. 30x24 cm. Cloth. £40.00
Published to coincide with an exhibition of netsuke, inro and sagemono at the Morikami Museum in Florida. 112 pieces were loaned
from numerous collections, many pieces never shown before. Illustrated throughout in colour and well-described.
187 Kurstin, Joseph: MINIATURE MASTERPIECES: THE STORYTELLING ART OF JAPANESE INRO.
Selected Objects from the Collection of Joseph Kurstin. Miami, 1999. 88 pp. Over 100 colour plates. 16x32 cm.
Cloth. £40.00
With informative captions, this is a selection of inro from a well-known collector and writer on the subject.
188 Lazarnick, George: NETSUKE & INRO ARTISTS AND HOW TO READ THEIR SIGNATURES. Honolulu,
1981. 1376 pp. 24 colour plates, numerous illustrations. Glossary and bibliography. 2 vols. 29x23 cm. Cloth.
£250.00
Includes a listing of the signatures, examples of the work, and other information about the artists, as well as detailed explanations of
how to read their signatures.
189 Mateu, Guillermo: NETSUKE: LAS GRANDES MINIATURAS DE LA ESCULTURA JAPONESA. (Netsuke:
The Grand Miniatures of Japanese Culture). Barcelona, 1999. 186 pp. c. 275 colour illustrations. 30x23 cm.
Cloth. £80.00
Well-illustrated book showing 275 netsuke illustrated in colour and divided into sections on gods and spirits, animals and birds and
a smaller section on ojime and inro. Netsuke shown date from the 18th and 19th centuries. In Spanish.
190 Meinertzhagen, Frederick: THE ART OF THE NETSUKE CARVER. London, 1956. viii, 80 pp. text and 20 pp.
b/w plates with numerous illustrations. 28x23 cm. Cloth. £75.00
All the netsuke illustrated are from the author’s collection. The contents include function and form, the making of and the history of
netsuke. Original edition.
191 Morra, Lella and Gianni: NETSUKE SAGEMONO E LIBRI DE MODELLI PER ARTIGIANI. Netsuke
Sagemono and Source-Books for Craftsmen. Venice, 1998. c. 50 pp. 56 items illustrated in colour plates.
Wrappers. £12.00
Dealer’s catalogue, with price list inserted. In English and Italian.
192 Moss, Paul: MEETINGS WITH REMARKABLE NETSUKE. 108 Masterpieces Selected From Private
Collections. London, 1996. 220 pp. 330 photographs of 108 netsuke, in colour. Map, useful bibliography. 30x22
cm. Cloth. £65.00
Sumptuous catalogue of a sale-exhibition of Japanese small carvings. As usual with Mr. Moss’ catalogues, the descriptive text is both
informative and entertaining.
193 Moss, Paul: ZODIAC BEASTS AND DISTANT COUSINS. Japanese Netsuke for Connoisseurs. London, 1993.
vi, 178 pp. 99 colour plates. Map. 29x22 cm. Cloth, dustjacket. £90.00
Superb catalogue of some 99 netsuke offered for sale by Sydney L. Moss Ltd. Excellent copy of a scarce catalogue.
194 Moss, Paul ed: THE LONDON NETSUKE FAIR AND CONVENTION. Handbook 1990. London, 1990. 80 pp.
including 27 pp. advertisements. 124 colour illustrations. 30x21 cm. Boards. £15.00
Includes articles by Michael Birch, Neil Davey, Michael Webb and other netsuke experts.
195 Moss, Sydney L: NETSUKE AND OKIMONO FROM PRIVATE COLLECTIONS. London, 1974. 50 pp. 25
b/w illustrations. 15x21 cm. Paper. £5.00
Exhibition catalogue including pieces from the Bluth & Meinertzhagen collections.
196 NETSUKE KENKYUKAI STUDY JOURNAL. Later: INTERNATIONAL NETSUKE SOCIETY JOURNAL.
Seattle, n.d. c. 60 with many colour plates. 26x18 cm. Paper. £10.00
Various individual issues of the journal are also available at this reduced price, from Volume 5, Number 2 through Volume 18, Number
2.
197 NETSUKE: THE PRINCE TAKAMADO COLLECTION II. 2006. £80.00
198 Newstead Collection: THE MARTIN S. NEWSTEAD COLLECTION OF NETSUKE. London, 1984. 50 pp.
12 b/w & 7 colour plates. 27x21 cm. Paper. £30.00
Sotheby sale catalogue of netsuke from the collection of Martin Newstead, held on October 24th 1984. Penned prices and buyers.
199 Noetzel, Otto Heinrich: NETSUKE. Geschichte, Meister, Motive. Wilhelmshaven, 2001. 272 pp. of text, 16 colour
plates, 68 pp. of b/w plates with numerous illustrations. Text figures. Bibliography, glossary, index. 27x22 cm.
Cloth. £60.00
Revised and expanded edition of this useful survey of netsuke connoisseurship which was the first important publication in German
since Brockhaus. The book deals primarily with the history and carvers of netsuke, materials used and symbolism.
200 Noetzel, Otto Heinrich: YAKIMONO NETSUKE. Netsuke aus Porzellan und Ton. Wilhelmshafen, 1985. 111 pp.
51 plates, 40 in colour. 26x21 cm. Cloth. £45.00
This book deals with netsuke made of porcelain or stoneware. Text in German. Scarce.

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201 O’Brien, Mary Louise: NETSUKE. A Guide for Collectors. Tokyo, 1986. 245 pp. 146 objects illustrated, 25 in
colour. Artist list and index. 21x23 cm. Cloth, dustjacket. £50.00
With chapters on types of netsuke, materials and techniques, subject matter and makers, as well as on the problems of collecting. Tenth
printing.
202 O’Brien, Mary Louise: NETSUKE. A Guide for Collectors. Tokyo, 1965. 2nd printing. 245 pp. 146 objects
illustrated, 25 in colour. Artist list and index. 21x23 cm. Cloth. £35.00
With chapters on types of netsuke, materials and techniques, subject matter and makers, as well as on the problems of collecting. Various
printings.
203 Okada Yuzuru: NETSUKE. A Miniature Art of Japan. Tourist Library No. 14, Second Series. Tokyo, 1954. 214 pp.
9 plates, 5 in colour. 121 text-illustrations. 66 photographs of signatures. 19x13 cm. Cloth. £25.00
Reprint of 1951 edition. Some crinkling. Priced accordingly.
204 Okada, Barbra Teri & Neill, Mary Gardner: REAL AND IMAGINARY BEINGS. The Netsuke Collection of
Joseph and Edith Kurstin. New Haven, 1980. 135 pp. 44 colour illustrations, 107 in b/w, artist’s signatures, glossary,
bibliog. 26x22 cm. Cloth & slipcase. £90.00
This collection represents the various schools of netsuke, ranging from well-known artists from Osaka and Kyoto (such as Mitsuhiro,
Kaigyokusai, and Masanao) through to wood carvers of Nagoya. With numerous illustrations, including signatures.
205 Picard-Portier: NETSUKE ET SAGEMONO. Provenant de grandes collections francaises. Paris, 1994. 52 pp. 197
illustrations, some in colour. 27x21 cm. Paper. £12.00
Lacquerware (suzuribako), cabinets (kobako), netsuke in ivory and wood, kizeruzutsu and inro to be sold at a Hotel Drouot auction.
206 Putney, Carolyn M: JAPANESE TREASURES: THE ART OF NETSUKE CARVING. Toledo, 2000. 48 pp. 65
colour and 8 b/w illustrations. 22x22 cm. Paper. £15.00
A small but attractive catalogue presenting 50 netsuke selected from the museum’s collection of 250 (donated by Harry Fee, Noah H.
Swayne and others).
207 Roosevelt, C. V. S: NETSUKE — A BIBLIOGRAPHY. Washington, 1978. 102 pp. 23x16 cm. Cloth. £35.00
Fine bibliography tied to the author’s library, divided into sections for books, periodicals, material on Netsuke collections, and auction
catalogues. Printed in an edition of 300 copies. With author’s dedication.
208 Roth, Stig: NETSUKE. In the Collections of the Röhss Museum of Arts & Crafts. Göteborg, 1970. 131 pp. 45 b/w
plates. Bibliography, index. 21x14 cm. Paper. £25.00
The Japanese netsuke in the collection of the Röhss Museum are made up of the collections of Dr Fredrik Martin & Mr Salomon
Sörensen. This catalogue uses the collection to give a brief introduction to the study of netsuke.
209 Roth, Stig: NETSUKE UR SAMLING SALOMON SÖRENSEN. With Introduction and Notes in English.
Göteborg, 1933. 154 pp. Frontispiece in colour, many illustrations on 101 plates. 25x19 cm. Cloth. £200.00
Edition limited to 300 numbered copies. Extremely rare catalogue of a choice collection.
210 Ryerson, Egerton: THE NETSUKE OF JAPAN. Legends, History, Folklore and Customs. London, 1958. ix, 131
pp. 88 pp. Glossary, bibliography & index. 40 b/w plates with 249 illustrations. 26x23 cm. Cloth, dustjacket.
£45.00
Illustrates the variety of netsuke and describes the fables, folklore, and customs of old Japan behind the designs. The original edition
and a fine copy with the dustjacket.
211 Sagemonoya: NETSUKE. That Never Left Japan. Tokyo, 2001. 70 pp. 153 colour illustrations. 30x22 cm. Paper.
£45.00
A fine selection of 153 magnificent netsuke from a major dealer in Japan comprising objects that have always been in Japanese collections.
All objects well-illustrated in good colour. Dual language English and Japanese text.
212 Sagemonoya: SHUNGA NETSUKE. Tokyo, 2000. 40 pp. 99 colour illustrations. 30x22 cm. Paper. £50.00
A fine selection of 99 shunga (erotic) netsuke from a major dealer in Japan. All objects well-illustrated in good colour, some with
close-ups of detail, and briefly described. Signatures are shown. The netsuke date from the 18th century through to the present day.
Captions and an introduction in English on Netsuke and Shunga by Richard Lane. Main text in Japanese.
213 Sandfield, Norman: THE ULTIMATE NETSUKE BIBLIOGRAPHY. An Annotated Guide to Miniature
Japanese Carvings. Chicago, 1999. 416 pp. 25 b/w illustrations. Cloth. £50.00
Contains over 4200 bibliographic print and non-print entries covering all aspects of netsuke. With indices and appendices. Essential
for every netsuke collector, library and museum. Hardback edition.
214 Sandfield, Norman: THE ULTIMATE NETSUKE BIBLIOGRAPHY. An Annotated Guide to Miniature
Japanese Carvings. Chicago, 1999. 416 pp. 25 b/w illustrations. Paper. £30.00
Contains over 4200 bibliographic print and non-print entries covering all aspects of netsuke. With indices and appendices. Essential
for every netsuke collector, library and museum. Paperback.
215 Scholten Japanese Art: EXPRESSIONS OF STYLE. Netsuke as Art. New York, 2001 176 pp. 250 colour plates,
plus 105 b/w illustrations of signatures and seals. 31x22 cm. Cloth. £75.00
Over 200 netsuke are brought together and documented in this well-produced sale catalogue, from private collectors including Weber,
Meinertzhagen, Hindson, Bushell and Lazarnick. Introduced by Rosemary Bandini. Excellent, detailed colour plates.
216 Schwarz, Karl M: NETSUKE SUBJECTS ADDENDUM. A Supplementary Study on the Netsuke Themes with
Reference to Their Interpretation and Symbolism. Wien, 2001. 80 pp. 355 colour plates. Bibliography, list of carvers.
24x17 cm. Paper. £22.00
A follow-up study to Dr. Schwarz’s highly useful and sought-after guide to identifying the subjects represented in netsuke carvings. Contains
photographs and details of 224 netsuke and 131 signatures, and deals with rare or unusual subjects.

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217 Seikado Bunko: THE PLAYFUL DESIGNS OF THE EDO PERIOD. The First Exhibition of Inro and Netsuke
from the Seikado Collection. Tokyo, 2000. 130 pp. 55 pp. colour plates. 26x18 cm. Paper. £40.00
Catalogue of an exhibition of Edo period inro and netsuke at the Seikado Bunko. Shows 150 inro, many with netsuke attached to the
end of the cords. All signatures on both inro and netsuke are shown. Good colour plates. Captions in English, otherwise Japanese text
only.
218 Sotheby & Co: CATALOGUE OF WOOD AND IVORY NETSUKE. The Property of Various Owners. London,
1969. 61 pp. 7 pp. b/w plates. 25x16 cm. Paper. £25.00
Sotheby’s sale catalogue of 317 lots of netsuke. Numerous netsuke are illustrated.
219 Sotheby’s: CATALOGUE OF A COLLECTION OF NETSUKE. The Property of Arthur P. McCormack and
Richard L. McCormack Esq.. London, 1970. 47 pp. 6 pp. b/w plates illustrating 47 objects. 25x16 cm. Paper.
£25.00
260 lots of netsuke from the McCormack collection.
220 Sotheby’s: CATALOGUE OF FINE WOOD AND IVORY NETSUKE. The Property of Various Owners.
London, 1970. 65 pp. 11 pp. b/w plates illustrating numerous netsuke. 25x16 cm. Paper. £25.00
286 lots of good netsuke. Many lots illustrated in clear black-and-white.
221 Sotheby’s: CATALOGUE OF A FINE COLLECTION OF NETSUKE. The Property of Mr. & Mrs. E. E.
Simmons. London, 1970. 52 pp. B/w illustrations throughout. 25x16 cm. Paper. £20.00
161 lots of fine netsuke comprising the Simmons collection. Many lots illustrated. Price annotations.
222 Sotheby’s: CATALOGUE OF FINE WOOD AND IVORY NETSUKE, INRO AND LACQUER WARES. The
Property of Various Owners. London, 1970. 93 pp. 14 pp. b/w plates illustrating numerous lots. 25x16 cm. Paper.
£30.00
413 lots, primarily good netsuke. Many lots illustrated in clear black-and-white — the majority show netsuke but also a number of inro
and a few lacquers. Annotations.
223 Sotheby’s: IMPORTANT JAPANESE LACQUER INRO ... AND FINE WOOD AND IVORY NETSUKE.
London, 1972. 46 pp. 15 b/w plates. 24x18 cm. Paper. £30.00
Sotheby’s sale catalogue of inro and netsuke. With list of prices realised. A few annotations.
224 Sotheby’s: A FINE COLLECTION OF NETSUKE AND INRO (PART I). The Property of Dr. T. Schrire.
London, 1973. 36 pp. 13 b/w plates with many illustrations 24x18 cm. Paper. £25.00
Sotheby’s sale catalogue of Dr. Schrire’s collection of netsuke and inro. Part I. With some annotations.
225 Sotheby’s: CATALOGUE OF A GOOD COLLECTION OF NETSUKE AND INRO PART II. The Property
of Dr. T. Schrire. London, 1973. 32 pp. 8 b/w plates with many illustrations 24x18 cm. Paper. £25.00
Sotheby’s sale catalogue of Dr. Schrire’s collection of netsuke and inro. Part 2. 185 lots. Prices realised written in.
226 Sotheby’s: CATALOGUE OF NETSUKE, INRO AND OTHER JAPANESE WORKS OF ART. The Property
of Various Owners. London, 1976. 44 pp. 65 b/w illustrations. 25x18 cm. Paper. £25.00
Sotheby’s sale catalogue of 400 fine netsuke and inro. 64 netsuke and 1 inro illustrated. Good succinct descriptions. Annotations.
227 Sotheby’s: CATALOGUE OF JAPANESE NETSUKE. The Property of E. R. Levett Esq. and Various Owners.
London, 1977. 26 pp. B/w illustrations throughout. 25x18 cm. Paper. £20.00
Sotheby’s sale catalogue of good assembly of netsuke, the majority of the 158 lots are illustrated. Price annotations.
228 Sotheby’s: CATALOGUE OF NETSUKE, INRO, AND OTHER JAPANESE WORKS OFART. The Property
of Various Owners. London, 1977. 25 pp. 20 b/w illustrations. 24x18 cm. Paper. £12.00
Sotheby’s sale catalogue. 20 lots — netsuke and inro — are illustrated. Annotations.
229 Sotheby’s: CATALOGUE OF JAPANESE NETSUKE, INRO AND WORKS OF ART. London, 1977. 26 pp.
27 b/w illustrations. 24x18 cm. Paper. £12.00
Sotheby’s sale catalogue. 27 lots — 21 netsuke and 6 inro — are illustrated. Annotations.
230 Sotheby’s: A COLLECTION OF NETSUKE, INRO AND LACQUER WARES. The Property of a European
Collector Part II. London, 1984. 79 pp. Numerous b/w illustrations. 24x18 cm. Paper. £18.00
Sotheby’s sale catalogue of 324 fine lots from a fine but anonymous collection of Japanese netsuke and lacquers.
231 Sotheby’s: JAPANESE WORKS OF ART FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE CHARLES A.
GREENFIELD. Part II. New York, 1998. 103 pp. Colour illustrations throughout. 28x22 cm. Paper. £35.00
Sotheby’s sale catalogue of 304 lots of fine Japanese art from the Greenfield collection. Includes many fine netsuke, lacquer and sword
fittings.
232 Sydney L. Moss Ltd: MORE THINGS IN HEAVEN AND EARTH. Japanese Netsuke and Ojime. London, 2006.
212 pp. 144 objects illustrated in colour. 29x22 cm. Cloth. £75.00
Dealer’s catalogue with a well-illustrated and well-described collection of fine netsuke and ojime.
233 Sydney L. Moss Ltd: MYTH, REALITY AND MAGICAL TRANSFORMATION. Aesthetics and
Connoisseurship in Japanese Netsuke. London, 2000. x, 198 pp. 85 pp. colour plates. 29x22 cm. Cloth. £65.00
An excellent and well-written catalogue of a sale exhibition. 84 fine pieces are illustrated in colour, the vast majority with multiple illustrations
of the object from different angles and all maker’s marks shown. Numerous pieces by famous masters and many pieces from
well-known collections — Bushell, Monzino, Lambrechtsen etc.

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234 Sydney L. Moss Ltd: OUTSIDE THE BOX. Further Explorations in Netsuke and Lacquer. London, 2004. 199 pp.
100 objects illustrated in colour. 29x22 cm. Cloth. £75.00
100 selected masterpieces of netsuke, inro, ojime, pipecases and a group of lacquer boxes. Well-illustrated in colour and with good
descriptions.
235 Sydney L. Moss Ltd: SUCH THINGS AS DREAMS ARE MADE ON. Japanese Netsuke from the Willi G.
Bosshard Collection. London, 2007. pp. 144 objects illustrated in colour. 29x22 cm. Cloth. £65.00
Dealer’s catalogue with a well-illustrated and well-described collection of 99 fine netsuke and one okimono from the Bosshard collection.
Particularly strong on Kyoto School animals. Works by numerous masters and includes some fine modern pieces.
236 Symmes, Edwin C: NETSUKE. Japanese Life and Legend in Miniature. Tokyo, 1990. 200 pp. 96 colour plates.
28x20 cm. Cloth. £50.00
Each netsuke is showcased in an individual scene that illustrates the hidden story behind its creation, while the accompanying text both
entertains and informs.
237 Symmes, Edwin C: NETSUKE. Japanese Life and Legend in Miniature. Tokyo, 1996. 200 pp. 96 colour plates.
28x20 cm. Paper. £20.00
Each netsuke is showcased in an individual scene that illustrates the hidden story behind its creation, while the accompanying text both
entertains and informs.
238 Temple, Charles adapted: TAKARABUKURO (TREASURE BAG). A Netsuke Artist Notebook by Mitsuhiro.
Chicago, 2001. 182 pp. 21 colour plates. Cloth. Japanese-style binding. £85.00
Translation and adaptation of a remarkable notebook by the netsuke artist Mitsuhiro Ohara (1810-1875). Documents brief descriptions
of netsuke he had made or was carving. A guide to the creative world of the netsuke artist.
239 Tokyo National Museum: ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF THE TOKYO NATIONAL MUSEUM. Inro
and Netsuke. Tokyo, 2000. 249 pp. 16 pp. colour and 150 pp. b/w plates. 27x19 cm. Paper. £80.00
108 inro and 567 netsuke from the excellent collection in the Tokyo National Museum are here illustrated, mainly in clear black-andwhite
photographs. All signatures are shown. Includes pieces from the collection donated by Go Seinosuke. Preface and caption lists
to all pieces in English. Main text in Japanese. Recommended.
240 Tollner, Madeline: NETSUKE. The Life and Legend of Japan in Miniature. San Francisco, 1960. 338 pp. 14 plates
in halftone & 3 colour illustrations. 28x23 cm. Cloth. £200.00
Complete historical data, legendary tales and alphabetically listed names of 1500 carvers of the 16th to the 20th century. A valuable
netsuke reference. A good copy of the 2nd printing.
241 Tripp, Susan G. and Davey, Neil K: GARRETT COLLECTION OF JAPANESE ART. Lacquer, Inro and
Netsuke. London, 1993. 325 pp. 450 illustrations, mostly in colour. Indexes, glossary, bibliography. 32x25 cm.
Cloth. £75.00
This early American collection contains a wide selection of netsuke, inro and other lacquer objects from the Muromachi to Edo period,
including work by Zeshin, with an informative text presenting much new scholarship by two experts in the field English and
Japanese text and captions.
242 Veleanu, Mircea: NETSUKE. Surrey, 2008. 256 pp. 977 colour photos. 28x21 cm. Cloth. £59.95
Over 900 netsuke are illustrated, organized by theme ranging from netsuke of Shinto figures, humorous netsuke, macabre netsuke and
other sections showing subjects from the erotic to the tea ceremony and sumo wrestling. A good visual reference. Brief descriptions to
each and market prices given in dollars.
243 Vever Collection: CATALOGUE OF FINE NETSUKE FROM THE HENRI VEVER COLLECTION.
London, 1974. 24 pp. Many illustrations, showing the majority of the 130 lots. 26x20 cm. Paper. £30.00
Sotheby sale catalogue of the fine netsuke collection of Henri Vever.
244 Victor Collection: THE I. A. AND CECILE MANN VICTOR COLLECTION OF NETSUKE. New York,
1989. 53 pp. 201 objects, most of them illustrated, many in colour. 26x20 cm. Boards. £30.00
Christie’s sale catalogue of a choice collection of netsuke. Also includes a few inro and boxes.
245 Volker, Tye: THE ANIMAL IN FAR EASTERN ART. And Especially in the Art of the Japanese Netsuke.
Medelingen, Rijksmus. v. Volkenkunde 6/7. Leiden, 1950. v, 190 pp. 20 plates with 99 illustrations. Bibliography
and index. 26x17 cm. Original wrappers. £150.00
Original edition of this important study of animal motifs with references to Chinese origins, traditions, legends and art. Published as
the Medelingen van het Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde No. 6/7. Rare.
246 Welch, M. & Chappell, S: NETSUKE. The Japanese Art of Miniature Carving. Chicago, 1999. 204 pp. 314 colour
illustrations. Paper. £35.00
Features over 300 fine examples of the netsuke carvers’ art selected from private collections of International Netsuke Society members
with many never before published. Netsuke shown date from the 17th century to the present day. Text on the historical development
and breadth of netsuke production.
247 Wilhelm and Yoshida: NETSUKE. The French Connection. Tokyo, 2000. 167 pp. Colour illustrations throughout.
£230.00
An excellent catalogue from the major Japanese netsuke dealer, Sagemonoya. ‘The French Connection’ subtitle refers to the fact that
some of the pieces come from private French collections. Shows 156 superb netsuke ranging from the 17th century to the present day.
All illustrated in fine colour, plus 2 pages showing signatures on various pieces. Good descriptive text in both English and Japanese.
372 Blyth, R. H: A HISTORY OF HAIKU. Volume One: From the Beginnings up to Issa. Tokyo, 1976. ix, 427 pp. A
few b/w illustrations. 18x13 cm. Cloth. £15.00
Volume One only of a definitive reference on Haiku. Contains many examples of the genre.

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374 Bottomley, Ian: JAPANESE ARMOR: THE GALENO COLLECTION. San Rafael, 1997. 202 pp. 113 colour
plates, text drawings. Cloth. £50.00
The Galeno Collection of Japanese armour here presents more than 100 pieces of armour, helmets, masks etc. ranging in date from
the 14th to the 19th centuries. Many pieces published for the first time from an important private collection.
386 Cardeiro, C. Philip: HIRADO WARE. Japanese Hirado Porcelain 1640-1909. Monterey, 1989. 76 pp. Glossary,
bibliography, chronology. 57 pieces illustrated in colour. 29x22 cm. Paper. £32.00
The dearth of western publications on Hirado is handsomely rectified by this catalogue from the G. T. Marsh & Co. exhibition, with
Cardeiro’s essay breaking new ground in the study of these wares.
396 Chiba City Art Museum: JAPANESE PRINTS IV 1931-1940. The Appearance of Munakata Shiko. Chiba, 2004.
177 pp. c.300 colour illustrations. 24x19 cm. Paper. £35.00
Part Four in this ongoing series of exhibitions at the Chiba City Art Museum. Covers the 1930s and shows a wide variety of Japanese
print art during this period. Copiously-illustrated and a good survey. In Japanese.
397 Chikashige, Masumi: ALCHEMY AND OTHER CHEMICAL ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE ANCIENT
ORIENT. The Civilization of Japan and China in Early Times as Seen from the Chemical Point of View. Tokyo,
1936. 102 pp. A few b/w illustrations. 19x13 cm. Cloth. £40.00
An interesting and useful contribution, particularly with regard to the elusive subject of alchemy in China and Japan.
410 Clemenceau, George: EXHIBITION OF KOGO. Japanese Ceramic Boxes from the George Clemenceau
Collection. Tokyo, 1978. 243 pp. 597 boxes illustrated, 31 in colour. Japanese text, English plate captions. 23x21
cm. Paper. £50.00
A travelling exhibition in Japan from the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. Clemenceau was a French statesman who assembled his collection
in the late nineteenth century in Japan. The boxes are from all periods & reigns. Together with an addendum, being the English
text. A scarce catalogue.
411 Cleveland, Richard S: 200 YEARS OF JAPANESE PORCELAIN. St. Louis, 1970. vi, 189 pp. 138 plates, 8 in
colour. Map. 24x22 cm. Paper. £25.00
With an introductory note by John A. Pope. Exhibition catalogue of the City Art Museum St. Louis.
418 Cooper, Michael trans. and ed: THIS ISLAND OF JAPAN. Joao Rodrigues’ Account of 16th-Century Japan.
Tokyo, 1973. 354 pp. 1 colour and 16 b/w photographs. 23x16 cm. Cloth. £35.00
A translation of two volumes written in Macao about 1620, intended as an introduction to Japan.
420 Cosgrove, Maynard G: THE ENAMELS OF CHINA AND JAPAN. Champlevé and Cloisonné. London, 1974.
115 pp. 12 colour illustrations. Index, bibliography. 23x15 cm. Cloth. £45.00
Discusses the history and background of the subject, describes various shapes and forms of enamelled ware, details production methods,
gives meaning of symbols and writes of the care and cleaning of enamels.
445 Edo-Tokyo Museum: A VERY UNIQUE COLLECTION OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE: THE
KAPITAN (THE DUTCH CHIEF) COLLECTION FROM THE EDO PERIOD. The Dutch Fascination with
Japan. Tokyo, 2000. xii, 257 pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Paper. £50.00
Catalogue of a major exhibition at the Edo-Tokyo Museum to mark the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first Dutch ship, the
Liefde, in Japan. Examines the role of the most important place in the Dutch-Japan exchange, Dejima in Nagasaki, and the entire Dutch-
Japan exchange. Some 800 exhibits are illustrated in colour and described, ranging from ceramics to maps and prints, lacquer, paintings,
glass and various utensils. With major loans from Dutch collections. The exhibition has also been referred to as the Great Deshima
Exhibition. Introductions, captions and limited texts in English. Main text in Japanese.
451 Eskenazi Ltd: JAPANESE INRO AND LACQUER-WARE FROM A PRIVATE SWEDISH COLLECTION.
London, 1996. 102 pp. 97 colour plates and illustrations. 31x22 cm. Boards. £25.00
Currently ON OFFER at 50% off usual price. With an illustrated essay by Joe Earle, this is a beautiful catalogue of 16th to 19th century
Japanese lacquer wares.
452 Eskenazi Ltd: JAPANESE INRO AND LACQUER-WARE FROM A PRIVATE SWEDISH COLLECTION.
London, 1996. 102 pp. 97 colour plates and illustrations. 31x22 cm. Paper. £20.00
Currently ON OFFER at 50% off usual price. With an illustrated essay by Joe Earle, this is a beautiful catalogue of 16th to 19th century
Japanese lacquer wares. (Hardback also available at £25.)
455 Fagioli, Marco: SHUNGA — THE EROTIC ART OF JAPAN. New York, 1998. 174 pp. 185 items illustrated in
colour plates. Bibliography. 28x23 cm. Cloth. £45.00
The American edition of Fagioli well-illustrated book on Shunga.
463 Ford, Barbara Brennan & Impey, Oliver R: JAPANESE ART FROM THE GERRY COLLECTION. In the
Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, 1989. 141 pp. 108 illustrations, 50 in colour. Map, bibliography, index.
28x22 cm. Paper. £20.00
More than 90 choice examples of Japanese porcelain from the Peggy and Roger Gerry Collection are illustrated in this catalogue, which
accompanied the exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
469 Fraser, Mary Crawford: A DIPLOMAT’S WIFE IN JAPAN. Letters from Home to Home. London, 1900. xvi, 709
pp. 220 illustrations. 23x16 cm. Decorative cloth. £25.00
Charming and informative letters written by the wife of the English Ambassador, first published in 1899 in 2 volumes. This is the 3rd
edition, or the first one-volume edition. Spine faded. Fading to covers including wear and rubbing to bottom of covers. Internally
clean. good reading copy. Priced accordingly.
471 Fukukita Yasunosuke: TEA CULT OF JAPAN. Tourist Library 4. Tokyo, 1959. 166 pp. 130 illustrations, 4 in
colour, 8 text-figs. Glossary. Brief bibliography. 19x13 cm. Cloth, dustjacket. £20.00
Outlines the origin of tea-drinking and gives details of the ceremony. Eighth edition.

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472 Furniture Museum, The: JAPANESE ANTIQUE CHESTS. Wa Tansu Hashu. Tokyo, 1986. 96 pp. 100 plates, 22
in colour. 30x22 cm. Paper. £50.00
One hundred fine antique Japanese chests are illustrated and described. Includes a resumé and list of plates in English. Also in English
there are diagrams and glossary of the names of tansu parts, woodworking tools, metal parts of tansu, tools for metalworking, manufacturing
process of a tansu, handles, painting and lacquer tools. A useful reference. Main text in Japanese. Out-of-print.
480 Gotoh Art Museum: ELECTRIC COLORS: CERAMIC CREATIONS BY HIRAGA GENNAI. Gotoh, 2003.
192 pp. Colour plates throughout. 30x21 cm. Paper. £50.00
Catalogue of an interesting exhibition that seeks to clarify the many questions surrounding ceramic wares by Hiraga Gennai, known
as Gennai yaki. Illustrated throughout in colour showing many fine examples of these coloured wares from various periods. Text in
Japanese.
481 Grabhorn, Irma E: WORLDWIDE DEBUT EXHIBITION OF THE IRMA GRABHORN-ENGEL
COLLECTION. 浮世繪名品展. Osaka, 1995. 141, xi pp. Colour plates throughout. 29x22 cm. Paper. £20.00
Catalogue of a Japanese travelling exhibition of ukiyo-e. 200 exhibits. Introduction and list of exhibits in English. Text in Japanese.
493 Hajek, Lubor: JAPANESE GRAPHIC ART. Leicester, 1989. 136 pp. 113 colour plates. 30x24 cm. Cloth.
£15.00
An ideal introduction to ukiyo-e prints, with a carefully chosen selection of illustrations covering most of the history and the important
artists.
502 Hawley, W. M: 1100 JAPANESE SWORD TERMS AND 400 NAMED BLADES. Hollywood, 1995. 140 pp.
Numerous b/w illustrations. 28x23 cm. Paper, comb binding. £25.00
Types of blade, appraisal terms, forging terms, grain and temper terms. With Kanji and romaji. Arranged alphabetically and by subject.
504 Hearn, Lafcadio: KOKORO. Hints and Echoes of Japanese Inner Life. Tokyo, 1972. 388 pp. 18x11 cm. Paper.
£12.00
1972 paperback reprint of this enjoyable book.
508 Henderson, Harold G: HAIKU IN ENGLISH. Tokyo, 1967. 75 pp. small b/w text illustrations. 18x13 cm. Paper.
£10.00
An introduction to Haiku.
527 Hutt, Julia: JAPANESE INRÔ. London, 1997. 128 pp. Bibliography, index. 100 colour and 20 b/w illustrations
25x21 cm. Cloth. £25.00
A comprehensive study of the V&A’s collections of inro, one of the finest in the world. For the first time, sources of inro designs are explored,
with many examples illustrated. Methods of dating are also discussed making this an indispensable volume.
530 Isemonger, N. E: THE ELEMENTS OF JAPANESE WRITING. James G. Forlong Fund Vol. VIII. London,
1929. vii, 253 pp. 28x22 cm. Cloth, soiled. £55.00
531 Ishikawa Prefecture Kutaniyaki Art Museum ed: AN EXHIBITION OF THE MIRACULOUS SKILL OF FINE
LINE-PAINTED RED WARE. In Commemoration of the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Iidaya Hachirouemon.
N.p., 2004. 93 pp. 105 colour plates. 30x21 cm. Paper. £40.00
Catalogue of an exhibition that examines the role of the late Edo potter, Iidaya Hachirouemon, in the resumption of production on Kutani
wares after Ko-kutani production ceased. Hachirouemon produced ornately-painted red Kutani wares, popularly known as ‘Hachirode’.
105 exhibits are all illustrated in colour. In Japanese.
533 Jackson, Anna: JAPANESE TEXTILES IN THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM. London, 2000. 114
pp. 150 colour plates. 30x25 cm. Cloth. £25.00
Illustrated from the collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum, this is a survey of Japanese textiles, both embroidered and printed,
which also looks at their context, the symbolism of designs, and techniques of fabrication.
534 Jahss, Melvin & Betty: INRO AND OTHER MINIATURE FORMS OF JAPANESE LACQUER ART. Tokyo,
1981. 488 pp. 76 colour plates, 169 illustrations. Glossary, bibliography, index. 28x22 cm. Cloth. £50.00
A comprehensive and detailed study of Inro, netsuke and other miniature lacquer works, with details of manufacturing techniques,
schools, marks, artists etc. Second printing.
543 Kagoshima Prefectural Museum of Art: SATSUMA GLASS. 2004. 199 pp. 184 colour plates. 30x21 cm. Paper.
£45.00
Catalogue of an exhibition of Satsuma glass held at the Kagoshima Museum of Art. Examines the history and development of this
local art form particularly during the Bakumatsu and Meiji periods. Numerous examples are illustrated in colour, many loaned from
the Suntory Museum. In Japanese.
547 Kawaguchi, Noboru: KINKO SORAN. (A Register of Artists Working with Metal). Tokyo, 1933. 2, 2, 20, 58, 458
pp. 58 pp. b/w plates. 15x9 cm. Cloth. £60.00
Historical register of Japanese metalworkers — makers of tsuba, swordfittings — arranged according to the Japanese alphabet. In
Japanese. Scarce.
549 Kawakatsu, Kenichi: KIMONO. Japanese Dress. Tourist Library 3, Second Series. Tokyo, 1954. 137 pp.
Bibliography, index. 116 illustrations, 6 in colour. 19x13 cm. Cloth. £20.00
A well illustrated pocket book guide to Japanese dress. Third revised edition.
552 Kennedy, Alan et al: TRADITIONAL COSTUMES AND TEXTILES OF JAPAN. Paris, 2000. 41 pp. 20 colour
plates, 1 sketch. 42x30 cm. Paper. £50.00
Devoted to Japanese costumes and textiles of the Edo period and includes some later pieces. Both urban and rural traditions are represented
in the 22 works selected.

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557 Kobayashi, Norio: BONSAI. Miniature Potted Trees. Tourist Library 13. Tokyo, 1952. 177 pp. 103 illustrations,
1 colour plate. 19x13 cm. Cloth, dustjacket. £20.00
A good introduction to this subject from the pleasing Tourist Library series. Good copy with dustjacket. Eighth edition.
558 Kojima, Usui: EDO MAKKI NO UKIYO-E. (Ukiyo-e at the End of the Edo Period). Tokyo, 1931. 28, 259 pp.
text plus 36 pp. plates (some in colour) 26x19 cm. Cloth. £75.00
A detailed study of ukiyo-e at the end of the Edo period. A fine period piece from the 1930s. in Japanese.
559 Komazawa University ed: CATALOGUE OF PAINTING AND CALLIGRAPHY FROM THE MUSEUM OF
ZEN CULTURE AND HISTORY AT KOMAZAWA UNIVERSITY. Komazawa, 2004. 64 pp. Colour plates
throughout. 30x21 cm. Paper. £28.00
Shows 51 Zen-related paintings and calligraphy in this collection. List of plates in English. Main text in Japanese.
560 Kurashiki Museum of Folk Craft ed: CATALOGUE OF KURASHIKI MUSEUM OF FOLK CRAFT VOL. 1.
Kurashiki, 1973. 40 pp. text and 116 pp. colour and (predominantly) b/w plates. 23x18 cm. Paper. £20.00
Covers Japanese folk ceramics, textiles, bamboo baskets and much else. Six page introduction plus list of plates in English. Main text
in Japanese.
563 Kyushu Ceramic Museum: NABESHIMA: PORCELAIN FOR THE SHOGUNATE. Saga, 2006. 278 pp. 234
colour plates. A few colour text illustrations. 30x23 cm. Paper. £60.00
Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Kyushu Ceramic Museum in Japan of 234 wonderful examples of Nabeshima ware, considered
the finest porcelain in Japan and made for presentation to the Shogun and immediate family. The exhibits date from the 1640s to the
mid-nineteenth century and the whole comprises an excellent visual reference on this ware. Foreword, ten page introduction to the exhibition
and ten page list of plates in English. Main text in Japanese.
564 Kyushu Ceramic Museum: SHIBATA KOREKUSHON VIII. Shibata Collection Part 8: The Splendour of Ko-
Imari. Saga, 2002. 335 pp. 582 colour illustrations. 24x25 cm. Paper. £75.00
The eighth and final exhibition highlighting the famous and huge Shibata collection donated to the museum. This catalogue shows 582
exhibits in colour, often with multiple views of the same object, including bases with marks. Introductions, four page essay on the development
of Arita porcelains and plate list in English. Main text in Japanese.
599 Michener, James A: THE FLOATING WORLD. The Story of Japanese Colour Prints. New York, 1954. xii, 404
pp. 66 plates, 32 in colour. Annotated bibliography, index, glossary. 24x16 cm. Cloth. £75.00
A popular account, including the artists’ part in the evolution of Japanese printmaking, and political forces that altered artistic development.
Abrams B61.
600 Milloué, L. de & S. Kawamoura: COFFRE A TRÉSOR ATTRIBUÉ AU SHOGOUN IYÉ-YOSHI (1838-1853).
Étude Héraldique et Historique. Annales du Musée Guimet, Bib. Etudes 3. Paris, 1896. xxv, 225 pp. Frontispiece
etching, several text illustrations. Index. 25x117 cm. Cloth. £350.00
Rare work on Japanese mon or heraldic emblems giving details of family and history.
601 Milton, Giles: SAMURAI WILLIAM. The Adventurer Who Unlocked Japan. London, 2002. 400 pp. Line
drawings. Index. 20x13 cm. Cloth. £14.99
Illuminated by firsthand accounts, this is the fascinating story of the first Englishman to visit Japan, then forbidden to foreigners,
whose presence became crucial to the opening of Japan for trade. By the best-selling author of ‘Nathaniel’s Nutmeg’.
604 Mitford, A. B: TALES OF OLD JAPAN. London, 1871. xii, 277 pp; vii, 272 pp. plus 2 frontispieces and 29 b/w
plates. 2 vols. 21x14 cm. New half morocco. £175.00
Mitford, later to become Lord Redesdale, was Second Secretary to the British Legation in Japan for a number of years from 1866. The
tales he translated during that time comprise some of the earliest such translations into English and include epics as The 47 Ronin
through to little-known tales as The Accomplished and Lucky Tea-Kettle and The Badger’s Money. With a total of 31 fullpage blackand-white
plates (including the frontispieces) taken from woodcuts by Japanese artists. First edition. Some foxing. Rebound in blue
half morocco with marbled boards. Rare.
608 Moes, Robert: MINGEI. Japanese Folk Art from the Brooklyn Museum Collection. Brooklyn, 1985. 189 pp.
Bibliography. 117 illustrations, 18 in colour. 23x20 cm. Paper. £15.00
Well illustrated catalogue of the collection of the Brooklyn Museum. With a section on Ainu art by Anne Pike Tay.
613 Munakata, Shiko & Kusano, Shimpei: MT. FUJI: A COLLECTION OF WOODCUT PRINTS. Shiko Munakata:
Poems by Shimpei Kusano. Tokyo, 1996. 66 pp. 2 colour and 1 b/w plate plus 11 fullpage colour plates (of which
5 folding) and 8 fullpage b/w plates (of which 4 folding). 35x27 cm. Cloth. £80.00
A fine work showing prints depicting Mount Fuji by the modern print master, Shiko Munakata. Accompanied by poems composed by
Shimpei Kusano. Dual text in English and Japanese.
615 Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles: ARMS AND ARMOR OF ANCIENT JAPAN. An Historical Survey. Los
Angeles, 1964. 68 pp. 31 pp illustrations, text drawings. 28x22 cm. Ring-binding. £30.00
Scarce catalogue of an exhibition at the Municipal Art Gallery in Los Angeles in 1964.
618 Museum of Kyoto: AOI FESTIVAL: THE HISTORY AND TRADITIONAL CULTURE IN KYOTO. 15th
Anniversary Exhibition of Museum of Kyoto. Kyoto, 2003. 167 pp. Numerous colour plates. 29x21 cm. Paper.
£50.00
Catalogue of an exhibition at the Museum of Kyoto exploring and depicting the history and traditional culture of one of the city’s traditional
celebrations — the Aoi festival. Numerous paintings, scrolls, maps and manuscripts are shown. Introduction and list of the 87
exhibits in English. Main text in Japanese.

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620 Nagatake Takeshi: CLASSIC JAPANESE PORCELAIN. Imari and Kakiemon. Tokyo, 2003. 95 pp. 95 colour
plates, b/w illustrations. 26x19 cm. Cloth. £25.00
A good informative volume on Imari and Kakiemon written by a leading authority. Numerous colour illustrations. Brings together two
previous titles from the ‘Famous Japanese Ceramics’ series, otherwise long out of print.
624 Nara National Museum: EXHIBITION OF SHOSO-IN TREASURES. Shoso-in Ten Mokuroku. Nara, 1977.
108 pp. Japanese, 28 pp. English texts. 4 colour plates, 69 items illustrated. 26x18 cm. Paper. £20.00
Full descriptions in English. Many of the exhibits are illustrated in full and in detail.
625 Nara National Museum: WOMEN AND BUDDHISM. Nara, 2003. 263, xvii pp. 189 pp. colour plates and a few
b/w text illustrations. 29x21 cm. Paper. £48.00
Catalogue of an exhibition exploring and depicting the role of women in Buddhism accompanied by many paintings, scrolls and other
objects. Foreword, brief introductions to each section and list of plates in English. Main text in Japanese.
647 NIHON NO ZEN BUTSU NO JITEN. (A Dictionary of Zen and Buddhism in Japan). 日本的禪佛的辭典. Tokyo,
2001. 1364 pp. A few b/w text illustrations. 26x19 cm. Cloth. £190.00
An exhaustive and detailed dictionary pertaining to all aspects of Zen and Buddhism in Japan. A prime reference. Text in Japanese.
648 Niigata Prefectural Museum of History: JOMONESQUE JAPAN. Niigata, 2000. 91 pp. Numerous colour and b/w
plates. 29x21 cm. Paper. £35.00
Catalogue of an exhibition showing both early Jomon pottery and the work of contemporary Japanese ceramic artists influenced by
Jomon. Introduction and list of plates in English. Main text in Japanese. Out-of-print.
656 Otsu City Museum of History: THE WORLD OF ANIMAL SCULPTURE. Supporting Roles in Religious Arts.
Otsu, 1999. 79 pp. 54 colour and 12 b/w plates. 30x21 cm. Paper. £35.00
Interesting catalogue of an exhibition that focuses on the role of animal sculpture in Japanese religious art. Shows haniwa dogs,
shinto deer, animal masks etc. Text in Japanese only.
676 Sansom, George B: THE WESTERN WORLD AND JAPAN. London, 1950. xvi, 544 pp. 27 plates, many
illustrations, 2 maps. 26x17 cm. Cloth. Spotting and marks to spine. £25.00
A study of Japanese civilisation from 1868 to more recent times. Also investigates the effect of European influences upon Asia and upon
Japan in particular.
681 Seigle, Cecilia Segawa, Alfred Marks & Amy Newland: A COURTESAN’S DAY: HOUR BY HOUR. Famous
Japanese Prints Series, 2. Leiden, 2004. 160 pp. 60 full page colour plates. 28x22 cm. Paper. £25.99
Systematic and sensitive treatment of three series of prints devoted to Japanese beauties: Segawa Seigle writes on the series by Utamaro,
‘Twelve Hours in Yoshiwara’ c. 1794; Marks treats the Meiji period series by Yoshitoshi, ‘Twenty-Four Hours in Shinbashi’
1880; and Newland discusses Toyohara Kunichika’s ‘The Scenes of the Twenty-Four Hours Parodied’1890. Well-illustrated in colour.
682 Seikado Bunko: MASTERPIECES OF TEA UTENSILS FROM THE SEIKADO COLLECTION. Tokyo,
2004. 244 pp. 110 pp. colour plates. B/w text illustrations. 25x18 cm. Paper. £45.00
Shows 142 of the finest tea wares and associated utensils from this excellent collection. Includes Chinese Song dynasty ceramics,
Japanese tea ceramics, iron kettles, lacquer tea holders, bamboo utensils. Good colour illustrations with English captions. Main text
in Japanese.
690 Shibusawa Keizo comp: JAPANESE SOCIETY IN THE MEIJI ERA. Japanese Culture in the Meiji Era Vol.
VI. Tokyo, 1958. 527 pp. 10 b/w illustrations. 22x15 cm. Cloth. £75.00
With much on the development of industry in Japan and the change in social conditions, this is a most detailed survey.
691 Shimonaka Kunihiko: SEKAI KOKOGAKU JITEN I-II. (Dictionary of Archaeology 1-2). Tokyo, 1979. 1,848
pp. Numerous b/w illustrations. 2 vols. 27x21 cm. Cloth. £75.00
The main bulk of the work is in volume one while volume two contains maps, bibliography and index. A major reference work for
world archaeology. In Japanese.
692 Shoto Art Museum: SHASHIN GEIJUTSU NO JIDAI: TAISHOKI NO TOSHI SANSAKUSHATACHI.
Shashin Geijutsu Photography Art: The 5 Flaneuse in Tokyo 1921-24. Shoto, 1998. 191 pp. 178 b/w plates. 28x22
cm. Paper. £35.00
Highlights early attempts by five Taisho era photographers to create photographic images with Impressionist qualities. Beautiful sepia
photography. 19 pages English text and 8 pages captions in English. Recommended.
696 Smedley, Agnes: BATTLE HYMN OF CHINA. London, 1944. 365 pp. 1 b/w fold out map. 19x13 cm. Cloth.
£15.00
Contemporary ‘travel-political’ account of China in its original war-rationed edition, with dustjacket.
703 Sotheby’s: SOTHEBY’S: COLLECTION HUGUETTE BERES ESTAMPES, DESSINS ET LIVRES
ILLUSTRES JAPONAIS. . Paris, 2002. 340 pp. Colour and b/w plates throughout. 30x22 cm. Paper. £35.00
Sotheby’s auction catalogue of 229 fine lots of Japanese prints, drawings and illustrated books. The majority illustrated and described.
In French.
704 Sotheby’s: SOTHEBY’S: COLLECTION HUGUETTE BERES ESTAMPES, DESSINS ET LIVRES
ILLUSTRES JAPONAIS (SECOND EVENTE). . Paris, 2003. 287 pp. Colour and b/w plates throughout. 30x22
cm. Paper. £35.00
Second sale of the Huguette Beres collection of Japanese prints, drawings and illustrated books. A further 252 lots, the majority illustrated
and described. In French.

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705 Sotheby’s: THE ARTS OF THE BUDDHA. New York, 2004. 160 pp. Colour plates throughout. 27x21 cm. Paper.
£40.00
63 lots with very high quality Buddhist art in all media from wooden sculpture to calligraphy and metalwork. Sold in New York on 22nd
September 2004.
707 Stanley-Baker, Joan: MINGEI. Folk Crafts of Japan. Collections of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria No. 14.
Victoria, 1979. 79 pp. Numerous b/w illustrations. Map. 25x18 cm. Paper. £15.00
An overview of the Japanese folk crafts in various media in this fine collection. Useful introductions to each section and well-illustrated.
717 Tokyo National Museum: BI NO SAIGEN — KOKUHO NO MOSHA MOZO. (Reproduction of Art —
Reproductions of National Treasures). Tokyo, 1996. 54 pp. 50 colour illustrations. 30x21 cm. Paper. £20.00
Catalogue illustrating 50 Japanese national art treasures which have been painstakingly recreated, either because the original is so
delicate or difficult to observe. The copies were done between 1955 and today.
719 Tokyo National Museum: GOLD & SILVER. The Brilliance of Japanese Art. Tokyo, 1999. xxii, 321 pp. 222 pp.
colour plates. 30x21 cm. Paper. £35.00
A fine exhibition showing the use of gold and silver in Japanese art from the Yayoi period through to the Edo as used in a wide variety
of archaeological objects and art works including paintings, screens, Buddhist sculptures, decorative art, textiles etc. and employing
such methods as gilding, imprinted leaf and inlay. A total of 276 exhibits. Caption list and introductions in English, otherwise
Japanese text only.
724 Usui Masao (intro): JAPANESE BRUSHES. Form & Function No. 1. Tokyo, 1979. 80 pp. 52 b/w plates. Japanese
& English text. 30x21 cm. Paper. £20.00
‘When exposure to shoddy, mass-produced, ill-designed objects reaches some critical point, then people come to appreciate the forms
and qualities of common things crafted and shaped through generations of human experience’.
747 Woodson, Yoko: HOKUSAI AND HIROSHIGE. Great Japanese Prints from the James A. Michener Collection,
Honolulu. San Francisco, 1998. 270 pp. 207 colour and 19 b/w illustrations. Cloth. £45.00
With essays by Julia M. White and Reiko Mochinaga Brandon.
748 Wrangham, E. A.; Joe Earle ed: THE INDEX OF INRO ARTISTS. Alnwick, 1995. c. 380 pp. Over 2,000
signature reproductions. 28x22 cm. Cloth. £85.00
The first extensive dictionary of Japanese inro artists whose signatures appear on the miniature medicine-cases called inro. The result
of over 35 years’ study by the owner of the world’s most comprehensive collection, the index contains over 2,704 biographies, all
with characters.