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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!
1989
Spring 1989, Volume 9, No.1 - Netsuke Kenkyukai Study Journal
Spring
Volume 9, No.1
Summer 1989, Volume 9, No.2 - Netsuke Kenkyukai Study Journal
Summer
Volume 9, No.2
Fall 1989, Volume 9, No.3 - Netsuke Kenkyukai Study Journal
Fall
Volume 9, No.3
Winter 1989, Volume 9, No.4 - Netsuke Kenkyukai Study Journal
Winter
Volume 9, No.4

Spring 1989

  • President's Message
  • From Your Editor
  • Netsuke Kenkyukai Chapters
  • Questions and Answers Raymond Bushell
  • Netsuke Carvers of the Iwami School Robert S. Huthart
  • Convention Highlights
  • Foundation Gives Special Awards James Hume
  • Evolution and Goals of Contemporary Netsuke Saito Bishu
  • Learning at the Auctions Luigi Bandini
  • In Memoriam: Masayoshi Yamada Michael Spindel
  • An Open Letter to All NKS Members Michael Birch
  • News of Interest

Cover: Rose beetle in bamboo shoots, by Tomiharu. Photo by Robert S. Huthart

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Summer 1989

  • President's Message
  • From Your Editor
  • Netsuke Kenkyukai Chapters
  • Questions and Answers Raymond Bushell
  • Great Boars Luigi Bandini
  • Book Review: Paul Moss' Japanese Netsuke: Serious Art Michael Birch
  • On the Continent Gabor Wilhelm
  • Special Report Gabor Wilhelm
  • News of Interest
  • Netsuke That Tell a Story Virginia G. Atchley
  • Pictorial Manju Netsuke Using Shishiabori and Shibayama Techniques Bradford Blakely
  • Netsuke & Laundry Care During the Edo Period Professor Bruno W. Werdelmann
  • Arcane Techniques in Oriental Sculpture and Craftsmanship Bernard Rosett

Cover: Four case inro by Shiomi Masanari showing boar asleep amidst the seven plants of autumn. Late 18th c. Ivory ojime by Kaigyokusai. Ivory netsuke by Okkatei (see page 23). Photo by Dana Levy

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Fall 1989

  • President's Message
  • From Your Editor
  • Netsuke Kenkyukai Chapters
  • Letters to the Editor
  • Financial Report
  • Questions and Answers Raymond Bushell
  • Tonkotsu and Other Non-Inro Sagemono Denis Szeszler
  • Japanese Tobacco Boxes Charles Holme
  • Materials Used in Netsuke Alain Ducros
  • Exhibitions & Sales
  • Learning at the Auctions Luigi Bandini
  • On the Continent Gabor Wilhelm
  • News of Interest

Cover: Pipe set with tonkotsu. Large pipesac of wood with inlays of various woods, ivory and mother-of-pearl, signed (Hasegawa) Iko. Loop for cord is ivory slug. Tonkotsu in kiri wood, signed Oh Ho, carved by with kakihan, has green ceramic frog on cover, completing the set's sansukumi theme. Photo by Dana Levy

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Winter 1989

  • President's Message
  • From Your Editor
  • Netsuke Kenkyukai Chapters
  • Letters-to-the-Editor
  • Questions and Answers Raymond Bushell
  • The Proud Tradition of the Hida-Takayama Wood Carvers Sharen Thane Chappell
  • A Trick Monkey Mask: The Mechanism Explained Norman L. Sandfield and Bradford Blakely
  • Netsuke and Metalwork Survey in Japan Jim Kelso
  • Special Addendum to Alain Ducros' Materials Used in Netsuke
  • News of Interest
  • On the Continent Gabor Wilhelm
  • Convention Information

Cover: Ashinaga with basket and coral branch, in fruitwood, signed Sukenaga of Hida. Photo by Dana Levy

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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.