Meet Netsuke! Storytellers of Japan ????????? |
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| Author:
| Tsuge, Yoko
Nemoto, Takaaki |
| Assisted by:
| von Gohren, Helen |
| Designed by:
| Creative Wisdom, |
| Photographer:
| Wilds, Andrew
Kirk, Will |
| ISBN: | 978-0-692-82041-4 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2017 |
| Publisher: | Embassy of Japan in the United States
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $35.00 |
Book Description:
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This catalogue commemorates the antique netsuke exhibition held at the Japan Information & Culture Center of the Embassy of Japan in Washington, D.C. on the occasion of the 2017 National Cherry Blossom Festival. The netsuke featured in this catalogue were loaned from the Garrett Collection at Evergreen Museum & Library in Baltimore, Maryland, and the Beverly and Jay Hopkins Collection, a private collection in Virginia. This catalogue aims to help people know and understand Japan...
More DescriptionThis catalogue commemorates the antique netsuke exhibition held at the Japan Information & Culture Center of the Embassy of Japan in Washington, D.C. on the occasion of the 2017 National Cherry Blossom Festival. The netsuke featured in this catalogue were loaned from the Garrett Collection at Evergreen Museum & Library in Baltimore, Maryland, and the Beverly and Jay Hopkins Collection, a private collection in Virginia. This catalogue aims to help people know and understand Japan including its history and culture through netsuke. In-depth descriptions and gorgeous color photography bring the stories of each tiny sculpture to life. Produced by the staff at the Embassy of Japan, experts and collectors from around the world contributed their knowledge to make this catalogue as comprehensive as possible.