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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!
1994
Spring 1994, Volume 14, No.1 - International Netsuke Society Journal
Spring
Volume 14, No.1
Summer 1994, Volume 14, No.2 - International Netsuke Society Journal
Summer
Volume 14, No.2
Fall 1994, Volume 16, No.3 - International Netsuke Society Journal
Fall
Volume 14, No.3
Winter 1994, Volume 14, No.4 - International Netsuke Society Journal
Winter
Volume 14, No.4

Winter 1994

  • President's Message
  • Editor's Note
  • Letters
  • Netsuke Kenkyukai Chapters
  • Q&A Raymond Bushell
  • Mastering Matchless Materials, Part I Robert O. Kinsey
  • Inro Motifs, Part III Heinz Kress
  • NK Convention 1995 Announcement
  • The Bakemono Says
  • Legends Sharen Chappell and Denis Szeszler

Cover:
Manju netsuke of a crow on a leafless branch by Gernot Schluifer, contemporary Austrian artist - engraved optical crystal, colored and bonded to gemstone base (see p 14, Figure 22). Photo by Lawrence Reynolds. Calligraphy for Matsuo Basho's famous haiku by Madam Hiroko Ikuta, President, American Society for the Study of Japanese Calligraphy. Basho's haiku reads:
On a leafless branch
A craw alone is resting
Autumn evening now.

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Fall 1994

  • President's Message
  • Letters
  • Netsuke Kenkyukai Chapters
  • Questions & Answers Raymond Bushell
  • The Genius of Senpo: A Love Song to Nature Stephen Comee
  • Inro Motifs, Part II Heinz Kress
  • The Bakemono Says
  • The Paris-Edo Convention Jairus K. Hammond
  • On the Continent Gabor Wilhelm
  • Learning at the Auctions Luigi Bandini
  • Legends Denis Szeszler and Sharen Chappell
  • Calendar

Cover:
Seated wolf,unsigned. Fruitwood. 18th century. Height 2-3/4

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Summer 1994

  • President's Message
  • Editor's Note
  • Letters
  • Announcements
  • Netsuke Kenkyukai Chapters
  • Questions & Answers Raymond Bushell
  • Treasured Miniatures: Contemporary Netsuke, Japanese Exhibition at the British Museum Stephen Comee
  • The British Museum Exhibit John P. Anger
  • Inro Motifs, Part I Heinz Kress
  • Legends Dr. Karl Schwarz
  • Bamboo Dr. Bernard Rosett
  • Missing Netsuke
  • In Memoriam
  • Calendar
  • Bibliography Additions

Cover:
Courtesan by Ryushi, page 13.

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Spring 1994

  • President's Message
  • Editor's Note
  • Letters
  • Netsuke Kenkyukai Chapters
  • Questions & Answers Raymond Bushell
  • Netsuke: Story Carvings of Old Japan, An Exhibit of Netsuke and Inro at EPCOT Center Joseph Kurstin, M.D.
  • Zeshin Cake Box Else Kress
  • The Bekkoden Sennin Inro Edmund J. Lewis, M.D.
  • On the Continent Gabor Wilhelm
  • Legends Sharen Chappell and Denis Szeszler
  • Eulogy
  • Tokyo Tidings Stephen Comee
  • Stolen Netsuke
  • Calendar

Cover:
Seated Baku,signed Gechu, 18th C, ivory. Joseph Kurstin Collection, Page 17.

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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.