Netsuke Bibliography

Above: Netsuke of a rat on pessimmon by Nobuyuki, ivory,
late 19th century, Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Carving Netsuke is an eBook by Tom Sterling (free download, PDF file)
Eskenazi European Collection, 1998 catalog
Expressions of Style: Netsuke as Artby Rosemary Bandini, catalogue
Ghosts, Demons and Spirits in Japanese Lore by Norman A. Rubin, on asianart.com
Huthart Collection of Iwami Netsuke, catalog
In Search of Netsuke & Inro, by George A. Cohen, Jacey Group of Companies, 1974
Inro to Netsuke, 2000, catalogue of the collection of inro and netsuke in the Tokyo National Museum
Japanese Treasures, catalogue, Toledo Museum of Art
More Things in Heaven and Earthby Paul G. Moss, Max Rutherston and Douglas J.K. Wright, published by Sydney L. Moss Ltd., London, in 2006
Morra NetsukeSagemono, catalog
Myth, Reality, and Magical Transformation, catalog
Netsuke & Sagemono, 1998 catalogue Sagemonoya Gallery

So School Netsuke, catalog, Sagemonoya Gallery
Netsuke: delicate treats for the dandies of Edo, The Japan Times
Netsuke: Fantasy and Reality in Japanese Miniature Sculpture, by Joe Earle
Netsuke: Japanese Life and Legend in Miniature, by Edwin C. Symmes, Jr. 1990, Charles E. Tuttle Publishing
Netsuke: The French Connection, catalog
Netsuke: The Japanese Art of Miniature Carving, catalog, Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Netsuke: The Tokyo Meiko Kagami , Tokyo Living Masters Listby Tokyo Metropolitan Government, December 1879, edited and translated by Shingo Yamaguchi
Ninety-nine Netsuke and One Inro, published by Sagemonoya (Yabane Co., Ltd.), 2004, sale catalog
Promenade Dans L'Art Japonaisby Alain Ducros, 2 volumes in a slipcase
Shishi and Other Netsuke: The Collection of Harriet Szechenyi,written and published by Rosemary Bandini
Shunga Netsuke, catalog of shunga ("Spring Picture" or erotic subjects) netsuke
The Peacock's Feather: Gentlemen's Jewelry of Old Japanby Joseph Kurstin & Gilles Lorin, Miami, 2006
The Raymond and Frances Bushell Collection of Netsuke: A Legacy at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
The Netsuke Handbook of Ueda Reikichi by Raymond Bushell, Charles E. Tuttle, 1961

The Trumpf Collection

The Ultimate Netsuke Bibliography: An Annotated Guide to Miniature Japanese Carvings by Norman L. Sandfield

Toyama Museum Exhibition, catalogue for 1998 exhibition of sagemono and netsuke



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