Japanese Netsuke
Author(s): Julia Hutt
The Japanese netsuke is a thing of wonder: a utilitarian accessory to traditional Japanese dress that has become an art form in itself, prized by collectors from East to West. The V&A's collection of netsuke is world-famous, and this stunning book draws on its many highlights to explore the origins of netsuke and to trace the sources of their designs in prints, paintings and woodblock-printed books. It records the evolution of materials and techniques and the patterns of craftsmanship, in a text that is both accessible and comprehensive, and is illustrated with some of the very finest examples of netsuke. Foreward by Edmund de Waal
Product Information
Julia Hutt is Curator in the Asian Department of the V&A with particular responsibility for Japanese lacquer-work, inro and netsuke.
General Fields
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- : V & A Publishing
- : V & A Publishing
- : 01 June 2012
- : 245mm X 210mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 August 2012
- : books
Special Fields
- : Julia Hutt
- : Hardback
- : 1
- : 736.680952
- : 112
- : 125 colour illustrations