International Netsuke Society Convention
SAN FRANCISCO 2005

     The International Netsuke Society is a non-profit group of collectors and dealers of netsuke from around the world that meet to enjoy each other’s company, learn and share their interests every two years. This convention will be held in San Francisco with four days of lectures, work-shops and social gatherings. Whether you are new to the Japanese art world or a seasoned collector, the convention is a wonderful event and a rare chance to meet the world’s experts on netsuke and related topics and see some of the best netsuke in the world.  

Schedule of Events

Registration

Lectures & Workshops
Rosemary Bandini

Christianity and Its Impact on Japanese Culture

Sharen Chappell Looking For That Special Something in Netsuke
Fred Chavez Metal Ojime
Neil Davey Two Great Collectors
Bert Drexler Unusual Materials in Netsuke
Alain Ducros Misinterpreted Netsuke Subjects
Robert Fleischel Narwhal Netsuke
Dessa Goddard/Amanda Miller Legends and Myths in the Netsuke World
Jeffrey Klotz Contemporary Netsuke
Dr. Edmund Lewis

Poetic and Literature Illusions In Japanese Lacquer

Phyllis Lieberman

Learning the Language of Japanese Aesthetics

Paul Moss The Founding Fathers of Early Figural Netsuke: Emphasizing the First Edo Masters
Norman Sandfield The Future of Netsuke Research
Yoichi Shimatani Hashiichi II - His Life & Works
Richard Silverman Great Stag Antler Netsuke
Cynthia (Sachi) Wagner

Netsuke: Artifacts That Reveal A Culture

Barbara Warren

Netsuke Face to Face - Netsuke as Miniature Portraits

Susan Wraight Work in Progress
Yukari Yoshida Iwami
Arno Ziesnitz Not All Fine Carvings Are Netsuke

 

INQUIRIES
Marsha Vargas, Convention Chairman
140 Maiden Lane
٠ San Francisco, CA 94108 USA
Tel: 415 307 7292         Fax:  415 984 5856
E-mail:  mvargas@xanadugallery.us
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