Japanese Netsuke

Author: Julia Hutt

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Price : 75.00 NZD
ISBN : 9781851777020
Publisher : V & A Publishing
Imprint : V & A Publishing
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Publication date : 01 June 2012
Dimensions : 245mm X 210mm
Produced in : United Kingdom
RRP : 75.0
Availability date : 01 August 2012
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Author : Julia Hutt
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Dewey classification : 736.680952
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Pages : 112
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Description

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

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Julia Hutt is Curator in the Asian Department of the V&A with particular responsibility for Japanese lacquer-work, inro and netsuke.

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