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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!
1997
Spring 1997, Volume 17, No.1 - International Netsuke Society Journal
Spring
Volume 17, No.1
Summer 1997, Volume 17, No.2 - International Netsuke Society Journal
Summer
Volume 17, No.2
Fall 1997, Volume 17, No.3 - International Netsuke Society Journal
Fall
Volume 17, No.3
Winter 1997, Volume 17, No.4 - International Netsuke Society Journal
Winter
Volume 17, No.4

Winter 1997

  • Editor's Note
  • Chapters
  • The Bakemono Says
  • Hatsune no Tsuzumi (Hatsune, the Hand-Drum) Shinzo Shibata
  • Tidbits & Answers Yukari Yoshida and Joseph Kurstin
  • A Netsuke That's Out of This World Robert and Miriam Kinsey
  • How I Began Collecting George E. Henriquez, with comments Neil K. Davey
  • News from Japan Nori Watanabe
  • A Young Collector's Story Garrett McCormack
  • A Ukrainian Netsuke Carver in Kiev Wolfmar Zacken, translated Rebecca Law
  • Inro Motifs Part VI Heinz Kress
  • Auctions Douglas J. K. Wright
  • Legends Sharen Chappell and Karl M. Schwarz
  • Reviews Robyn Buntin

Cover:
Day/night owl, unsigned, 19th century. Attributed to Gyokumin, Tokyo school. A lever on the back opens and shuts the eyes.

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Fall 1997

  • Editor's Note
  • Letters
  • Chapters
  • The 11th Vienna Netsuke Symposium Rebecca Law
  • Sado-Island of Gold Michael Dean
  • The Lotus Sutra at Daikyoji Temple: A Masterpiece of Traditional Sculpture Yoichi Shimatani
  • David Carlin Dale S. Miller
  • Auction Report Gabor Wilhelm, Douglas J. K. Wright, and Jairus K. Hammond
  • Tidbits & Answers Yukari Yoshida and Joseph Kurstin
  • Reviews Robyn Buntin and Heinz Kress
  • Legends Sharen Chappell
  • In Memoriam

Cover:
Rat nibbling on a kuai bulb. Unsigned. 19th century, stag antler. Virginia G. Atchley collection

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Summer 1997

  • President's Message
  • Missing Netsuke
  • Letters
  • Chapters
  • An "Old Timer" at the 1997 Honolulu INS Convention Dorothy C. Lewis
  • Authenticity in Netsuke David Burditt
  • Four Fine Foxes George Lazarnick
  • The Bakemono Says
  • Nagoya School Carvers: Genealogical Update Kentaro Akatsu
  • Carving Netsuke in the Late 20th Century Armin Müller and Lynn Richardson
  • Josephus and the Mamako-Date San (Scheme to Benefit the Step-Children) Michael Dean
  • Reviews
  • Shadows and Reflections Douglas J.K. Wright
  • Nagoya School Carvings Neil K. Davey
  • Miniature Sculpture from Japan and Beyond Michael Henry Birch
  • Auction Report Gabor Wilhelm
  • Legends Shinzo Shibata and Sharen Chappell

Cover:
Hornbill netsuke of a cicada. Quartz crystal ojime. Lacquer inro, cicada. Exhibition: Shadows and Reflections: Important Selections from the Collection of Edmund J. Lewis, M.D., Honolulu Academy of Arts. December 19, 1996 - June 30,1997

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Spring 1997

  • President's Message
  • Editor's Note
  • Letters
  • Chapters
  • Why Art Historians Don't Study Netsuke, and Why They Should Kendall Brown
  • Ohara Mitsuhiro Kengo Sekido, translated Nori Watanabe
  • Inro Motifs Part V Heinz Kress
  • Netsuke Collecting for Dummies Robert L. McGovern
  • Auction Report Gabor Wilhelm
  • Legends Sharen Chappell
  • Reviews Robyn Buntin
  • In Memoriam
  • Bibliography Additions

Cover:
Ama and octopus. Ivory netsuke, 19th century, unsigned.

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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.