Netsuke: The Miniature Sculpture of Japan
por Barker, Richard; Smith, Lawrence
- Usado
- Bom
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Bom/Dust Jacket Included
- ISBN 10
- 071411409X
- ISBN 13
- 9780714114095
- Livreiro
-
Lisbon, Portugal
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
British Museum Publications Limited, London, 1976 Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. English text; Hardcover (cloth with dust jacket); 20 x 25.7 cm; 0.722 Kg; 184 pages including 36 netsuke in colour and 650 monochrome illustrations.; Used book with minor signs of wear..The dust jacket is now protected with a clearcover.; Netsuke open the door to almost every aspect of Japanese life seen in miniature. So intricate and delicate, even humorous at times, is their carving that in the West it is often forgotten that netsuke served a functional purpose as small toggles. They were to stop the cord slipping on the sash, which hung the small objects that every man needed to carry around with him - his tobacco pouch, pipe, purse and yatate (a combined writing-brush and ink-well). Before the seventeenth century netsuke were insignificant objects and rarely of artistic interest. With increasing prosperity, merchants, often rich and enlightened patrons of the arts, were not allowed to flaunt their riches and so fine netsuke were a means by which a merchant could express his wealth in a not too noticeable form. Today fine netsuke are appreciated not only for their workmanship but also for the glimpses of Japanese legend and everyday life that they give in such beguiling ways. They exist in many different kinds of material, often specially and cleverly selected to reflect the object they represent. Richard Baker and Lawrence Smith have selected 404 of the best and most interesting netsuke from the British Museum. Every piece is illustrated, including signatures of carvers where present, and the introductory text fits the pieces in their context and comments on their place in the world of netsuke. Notes on the carvers, their schools and areas of work are an important and useful feature which will be of great value to all the collectors together with the comprehensive illustrated coverage..
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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Jorge Welsh Books (PT)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 854B
- Título
- Netsuke: The Miniature Sculpture of Japan
- Autor
- Barker, Richard; Smith, Lawrence
- Formato/Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Bom
- Condição de sobrecapa
- Dust Jacket Included
- Edição
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 071411409X
- ISBN 13
- 9780714114095
- Editorial
- British Museum Publications Limited, London
- Local de publicação
- London
- Data de publicação
- 1976
- Palavras-chave
- japan,japanese art,netsuke,history,edo period
- Catálogos de livreiros
- Asian Art; Collections and exhibitions; Japanese Art;
Termos da venda
Jorge Welsh Books
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Sobre o Vendedor
Jorge Welsh Books
Membro de Biblio desde 2016
Lisbon
Sobre Jorge Welsh Books
Jorge Welsh Books has been dealing in art reference books since 1999. What started as a platform for the distribution of publications by Jorge Welsh Research & Publishing has now evolved into an established bookselling division. We focus in our fields of expertise, specifically cross-cultural works of art from Africa, India, China and Japan, with an emphasis on Chinese porcelain. Our aim is to source and deliver relevant publications in the best possible condition to collectors and academics alike, while providing a high-quality, personalised service.
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