10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NETSUKE»
Discover the use of
netsuke in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
netsuke and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
A descent into the abyss of one troubled psychoanalyst's practice.
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Netsuke: Japanese Life and Legend in Miniature
Illustrated guide to the traditional Japanese miniature carvings of ivory, wood, lacquer, porcelain or even metal that have been crafted since the beginning of the Edo period (1600-1868) Netsuke are superb miniature carvings, usually less ...
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The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss
Years after the war, she would find a way to return them to the family she’d served even in their exile. In The Hare with Amber Eyes, Edmund de Waal unfolds the story of a remarkable family and a tumultuous century.
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Netsuke: Fantasy and Reality in Japanese Miniature Sculpture
Featuring 300 netsuke from three world-renowned collections, this is the definitive work on these remarkably minute, endlessly intricate objects.
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Netsuke: the Japanese art of miniature carving
All netsuke were selected from the private collections of the International Netsuke Society members, and many have never been published or publicly exhibited.
Matthew Welch, Chappell, Sharon, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1999
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The Art of Carving
Netsuke
This comprehensive book includes the history of this Japanese art form, tips and techniques, full list of tools and equipment, and an inspirational gallery showcasing the work of expert netsuke carvers from across the globe - everything you ...
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Netsuke Nation: Tales from Another Japan
These are ‘netsuke’: tiny figures, threaded by cords, which were used to hold in place the ‘purse’ that hung from a kimono.
This lavishly illustrated book takes the reader on an exciting tour of one type of netsuke—those carved to look like the masks used by stage actors.
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Netsuke: myth and nature in miniature
The second, a typical example of netsuke, was the result of the Japanese
preoccupation with beautifying tools and everyday objects. The term "netsuke,"
written in two Chinese characters meaning "root" and "to attach," indicates the
practical ...
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco. Avery Brundage Collection, Yoshiko Kakudo, 1981
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Carving Japanese
Netsuke for Beginners
Demonstrates how to create netsuke--intricately carved Japanese miniatures--through six projects and twenty-three inspirational ideas that range from a bumblebee to a dragon.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NETSUKE»
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netsuke is used in the context of the following news items.
V&A to Reopen Refurbished Japan Gallery in November
... from antique armor and swords, lacquer, ceramics, netsuke, and ornate kimono dating from the 1920s, right up to Hello Kitty rice cookers and ... «BLOUIN ARTINFO, Jul 15»
Itay Talgam: 'Burnout rates for classical musicians do not surprise me'
Netsuke One of the collections I inherited from my parents was of netsuke, hand-carved miniature Japanese sculptures. They were sometimes ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
Book review: Story of stolen maps entertains and informs
Similar men the reviewer has known collected model aircrafts, American Indian relics and miniature Japanese sculptures (netsuke). «Roanoke Times, Jul 15»
How America Acquired a Taste for Japanese Art
To varying degrees, they include such things as lacquered picnic boxes with interlocking compartments and netsuke, charming palm-size ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
Free Dance in Summertime New York
It has its own objective existence and these one hundreds can be looked at like a netsuke [ivory and wood carvings]. Each netsuke is a singular ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
Spend Your Summer Reading the Books UT Professors Love
"Tracing the journeys of 264 small Japanese wood and ivory carvings--netsuke--owned by his relatives, Edmund de Waal relates the ... «University of Texas at Austin News, Jun 15»
Edmund de Waal: I Placed a Jar, Brighton Festival
Listening to the potter Edmund de Waal talking last night as part of the Brighton Festival, it struck me that perhaps my struggles with netsuke are ... «The Arts Desk, May 15»
PREMIERE: Netsuke 'Heliotrope' (Official Video)
Via Illustrated Records, London based group NETSUKE, we're very pleased to PREMIERE the release of the official video for their most recent single ... «Purple Sneakers, May 15»
'UK ivory ban would destroy my business'
Mr Rutherston - until last year chairman of the ten-day Asian Art in London festival - specialises in netsuke, many of them carved from ivory. «antiquestradegazette.com, May 15»
Treasures: Carving out their niche
Netsuke are miniature sculptures, hand carved in Japan since the 17th century. Mostly made in ivory and wood, they come in the shape of ... «Irish Independent, Apr 15»
