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One of the great benefits of joining the International Netsuke Society is the quarterly journal which the society publishes. Articles are written by various collectors, scholars and dealers of netsuke. Published with high quality papers, the journal is handsome as well as being extremely informative and educational. Not a Member? Join Today to read all of the journals online!
2008
Spring 2008, Volume 28, No.1 - International Netsuke Society Journal
Spring
Volume 28, No.1
Summer 2008, Volume 28, No.2 - International Netsuke Society Journal
Summer
Volume 28, No.2
Fall 2008, Volume 28, No.3 - International Netsuke Society Journal
Fall
Volume 28, No.3
Winter 2008, Volume 28, No.4 - International Netsuke Society Journal
Winter
Volume 28, No.4

Spring 2008

Volume 28, Number 1
INS Journal Spring 2008 Issue - Volume 28, Number 1
  • Convention Bulletin
  • President's Letter
  • Chapters
  • Letters
  • Questions & Answers by Yukari Yoshida & Joseph Kurstin
  • Kiyohime & Anchin by Kazuko Nakanishi Ficara
  • Gyotai: Badge of Rank for Collectors? by Else and Heinz Kress
  • Netsuke Basics from A to Z: Cats by Christine Drosse
  • Matsuri: A Bridge to a Better Future by Christopher Beamer
  • The Survey of the Hermitage Museum's Netsuke Collection by Tatiana Nikolova
  • The Netsuke of Natasha Popova by Ross Nursey
  • Auctions by Douglas J. K. Wright
  • Stolen Inro

Cover: Dragonfly and grasshopper. Mammoth ivory by Natasha Popova. Collection of Ross Nursey. (See p. 45)

INS Journal Spring 2008 Issue - Volume 28, Number 1 Members click here to read online

Summer 2008

Volume 28, Number 2
INS Journal Summer 2008 Issue - Volume 28, Number 2
  • President's Letter
  • New York Convention Bulletin
  • Letters
  • Stolen Netsuke and Inro Recovered
  • Chapters
  • Questions & Answers by Yukari Yoshida & Joseph Kurstin
  • Chasing the Elusive Japanese Dragon by Daphne Lange Rosenzweig, Ph.D.
  • Netsuke Basics from A to Z by Christine Drosse
  • Tengu Netsuke by Pierre Jacquesson
  • The Opening of the Kyoto Seishu Netsuke Art Museum by Robert O. Kinsey
  • Kameyama or Kizan? by Max Rutherston
  • The Armchair Collector: Unusual Depictions of "The Dynamic Duo" by Richard Hieronymus
  • Birds of a Feather by Else and Heinz Kress
  • On the Continent by Gabor Wilhelm
  • Book Reviews
  • In Memoriam

Cover: Boxwood mask of karasu tengu. Signed Tenkaichi Deme Uman saku. Ex Behrens, ex Brockhaus. Collection of Pierre Jacquesson.

INS Journal Summer 2008 Issue - Volume 28, Number 2 Members click here to read online

Fall 2008

Volume 28, Number 3
INS Journal Fall 2008 Issue - Volume 28, Number 3
  • President's Letter
  • New York Convention Bulletin
  • Letters
  • Chapters
  • Questions & Answers by Yukari Yoshida & Joseph Kurstin
  • Netsuke Basics from A to Z by Christine Drosse
  • Early American Collector by David Bray
  • Menuki, Metalwork to Adorn Swords – and Inro by Else and Heinz Kress
  • Netsuke Enigma: Soken Kisho Artists by Neil K. Davey
  • The Armchair Collector: Kibidaijin by Richard Hieronymus
  • Auctions by Douglas J. K. Wright
  • On the Continent by Gabor Wilhelm
  • Memoriam

Cover: Elephant and attendant. Wood netsuke. Approx. 1800-1900. See p. 37.

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Winter 2008

Volume 28, Number 4
INS Journal Winter 2008 Issue - Volume 28, Number 4
  • President's Letter
  • New York Convention Bulletin
  • Letters
  • Chapters
  • Questions & Answers by Yukari Yoshida & Joseph Kurstin
  • Jikkan + Jûnishi = Êto by Kazuko Nakanishi Ficara
  • Netsuke in the Lanfranchi Collection of the Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan by Francesco Morena
  • The Question of Authenticity by Stanley Wertheim
  • Taming the Wild Bull by Else and Heinz Kress
  • The Meinertzhagen Kirin by Joseph Kurstin
  • Auctions
  • Netsuke Basics from A to Z by Christine Drosse
  • From the Outside Looking In: Ducking the Canards by Michael J. Strone
  • The Scottish Samurai by Jim Fowlie
  • Memoriam
  • Reviews

Cover: The Meinertzhagen Kirin. Unearthed from obscurity where it has lain for over half a century. Now in an American collection. See page 34.

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The International Netsuke Society is vehemently opposed to the trafficking, trade or commerce of illegal ivory, horn or any other illegal material. We support and comply with all international laws and regulations, including but not limited to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), the Endangered Species Act, and the African Elephant Conservation Act.