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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!
2002
Spring 2002, Volume 22, No.1 - International Netsuke Society Journal
Spring
Volume 22, No.1
Summer 2002, Volume 22, No.2 - International Netsuke Society Journal
Summer
Volume 22, No.2
Fall 2002, Volume 22, No.3 - International Netsuke Society Journal
Fall
Volume 22, No.3
Winter 2002, Volume 22, No.4 - International Netsuke Society Journal
Winter
Volume 22, No.4

Spring 2002

Volume 22, Number 1
INS Journal Spring 2002 Issue - Volume 22, Number 1
  • President's Letter
  • Chapters
  • Celebrations
  • Q&A by Yukari Yoshida and Joseph Kurstin
  • The Netsuke Carvings of Jobun by Milton Stratos
  • Sasayama, the Home of Naito Toyomasa by Nori Watanabe
  • On the Continent by Gabor Wilhelm
  • Auctions by Douglas J. K. Wright
  • Reviews by E. A. Wrangham
  • Notes by Neil K. Davey
  • In Memoriam
  • Calendar
  • Essential Japanese

Cover: Stone fiber. Wood. Signed Jobun (see p. 18).

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Summer 2002

Volume 22, Number 2
INS Journal Summer 2002 Issue - Volume 22, Number 2
  • Stolen Netsuke Recovered
  • Chapters
  • Letters
  • The Bakemono Says
  • Q&A by Yukari Yoshida and Joseph Kurstin
  • News from Japan by Nori Watanabe
  • An Early 17th Century Screen: Use of Katabori Netsuke in Early 17th Century by Joseph Kurstin
  • The Mail Carrier's Netsuke and Sagemono by Yoichi Shimaitani, translated and edited by Nori Watanabe
  • The Poetry of Netsuke, Part I by Robert O. Kinsey
  • Tomizo Saratani: The Story of a Great Modern Lacquer Master by David Pepper
  • Reviews, Netsuke: Fantasy and Reality in Japanese Miniature Sculpture by David Pepper
  • Legends by Sharen Chappell
  • Gama Sennin and the Wonder of Toad Myth and Magic by Mark Burell and Merrily Baird
  • Notes by Neil K. Davey
  • In Memoriam: Ilse Wollman
  • Celebrating the Year of the Horse
  • Calendar

Cover: Celebrating the Year of the Horse 2002 (See page 64) Kyoto, late 18th C., 6.5 cm., Private European Collection

INS Journal Summer 2002 Issue - Volume 22, Number 2 Members click here to read online

Fall 2002

Volume 22, Number 3
INS Journal Fall 2002 Issue - Volume 22, Number 3
  • Chapters
  • Letters
  • Convention Bulletin
  • News from Japan by Nori Watanabe
  • The Bakemono Says
  • Questions & Answers by Yukari Yoshida and Joseph Kurstin
  • Netsuke: Fantasy and Reality in Japanese Miniature Sculpture, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston by Joseph Kurstin
  • The Siniu Enigma by C. U. Guido Schiller
  • On the Continent by Gabor Wilhelm
  • Auctions by Douglas J. K. Wright
  • On Contemporary Netsuke by Jonas G. Gadelius
  • Georges Weil Netsuke by Paul Moss
  • Review - Inro of the Ryukyus: Lacquered Medicine Containers
  • Legends by Sharen Chappell
  • Notes by Neil K. Davey
  • Calendar

Cover: Shouting foreigner with drum, signed Shugetsu, boxwood, 18th C. (H. 10.6 cm) Catalogue #27. Courtesy Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. See article, p. 20

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Winter 2002

Volume 22, Number 4
INS Journal Winter 2002 Issue - Volume 22, Number 4
  • President's Letter
  • Convention Bulletin
  • News from Japan by Nori Watanabe
  • Questions & Answers by Yukari Yoshida and Joseph Kurstin
  • The Bakemono Says
  • 2002 Membership Directory Updates
  • Bokko Bokkokku Bokuboku by Paul Moss
  • Stumped by Mitsuhiro by Roger Rudolph
  • Where Are the Takarabukuro Mitsuhiros? by Florian Langegger
  • Auctions by Ed McNiff and Ken Prescott
  • Reviews - Netsuke: Japanese Miniature Carvings Collections of the Ferenc Hopp Museum of Eastern Asiatic Arts, Budapest by Gabor Wilhelm
  • In Memoriam
  • Membership

Cover: Bushosei, the demonic star-god of Taoist literature, the disseminator of written thought. He holds in his outstretched right hand a writing brush, and in his left hand the square measure Tsu. Ivory musozutsu pipecase, signed "made by Bokko," with red seal. Length 8 1/4" (21 cm). (see page 30)

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