International Netsuke Society Journal - 2020
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.
- President's Letter
- Zooming Through the Pandemic
- Exploration of Tree Species of Old Wooden Netsuke
- Tessai or Dassai (or Clive)?
- Indexes of Netsuke Artists, Part 1
- On the Continent
- Raiden & Futen, Gods from the Buddhist Heaven
Cover: Inro design of Futen. Signed Komin. See page 55, Figure 11.
- President's Letter
- Zooming Through the Pandemic
- A Japanese Pipecase, Tadamasa Hayashi, Art Nouveau, and Impressionism: A Lesson in Art History
- Inro Tokei
- On the Continent
- Some Inro Allegedly Acquired in Japan in 1854 by the Captain of One of Commodore Perry's Black Ships
- In Memoriam
Cover: Pipecase ensemble, featuring two frogs arm wrestling on the lid of the tonkotsu, Unsigned. Collection of Milton Stratos (See Page 14)
- President's Letter
- 2019 INS Financials
- Chapters
- Letters
- Year of the Nezumi
- Moxibustion - An Aid to a More Healthful Life
- Rare Masks
- On the Continent
- Modern Inro-Shaped Good Luck Charms and Souvenirs
- Memories of a Six-Foot Blond Curly-Haired American
Cover: Korokuraku and Shojo. Two masks from the collection of Pierre Jacquesson. See p.40
- President's Letter
- Paris 2019 Convention Profit and Loss Statement
- Letters
- Chapters
- On the Problem of Iconographical Changes in Contemporary Netsuke
- Art Names Talk, Signatures Speak: Ryushi
- Convention Week in Paris
- Why Art Historians Don't Study Netsuke, and Why They Should
- Auctions
- Book Review
The Paul and Michael Gross Collection of Japanese Netsuke by Max Rutherston - In Memoriam
Cover: Grazing horse, from walrus tusk, by Gregg Stradiotto. See p.13