2017
Winter
Volume 36, No.4
Spring
Volume 37, No.1
Summer
Volume 37, No.2
Fall
Volume 37, No.3
Winter 2017
Volume 36 | Number 4
- President's Letter
- 2017 Cologne INS Convention Bulletin
- Chapters
- NAMAZU: How a Giant Catfish Propelled Old Japan into Modernity: Reflections in Prints, NetsukeDavid S. White, Esq.
- Contrasting StylesAdelaida Sánchez Rus
- Modern Pioneers: Richard Silverman - Autobiography of a Silver Kirin, Part 2Susan Atchley, Ph.D.
- AuctionsOliver Moss
- In Memoriam: Michael FrankStefan Landau
Cover: Namazu (earthquake fish). Sashi-style netsuke carved from umimatsu; the striations are peculiar to this material. David S. White collection. Article begins on page 10.
Spring 2017
Volume 37 | Number 1
- President's Letter
- 2017 Cologne INS Convention Bulletin
- Exhibition in Washington DC
- Chapters
- Juntoku Minko from TsuNeil Holton
- Report on the Tobacco & Salt Museum Exhibition and Related EventsIkuko Kimura, Ph.D., Yushi Tanida, Reiko Tachibana
- On the ContinentGabor Wilhelm
- A Look at Old-Fashioned Inrō Described in 1705 by a Kyoto Makie-shiHeinz and Else Kress
- Book Review: Kokusai The Genius: And Stag-antler Carving in JapanRichard Silverman
- In Memoriam
Summer 2017
Volume 37 | Number 2
- President's Letter
- Genryosai Minkoku, an Early Edo Netsukeshi, Part IGiovanni Rimondi
- Chapters
- Eastern Humor, Irony, and Thoughts in Netsuke DesignIkuko Kimura, PhD, and Yushi Tanida
- Netsuke and AnmaJohn Boyle
- Netsuke Stories Bring Japan to Life in Washington DCYoko Tsuge and Takaaki Nemoto
- AuctionsOliver Moss
- The Lacquer Master Shojosai, 1900-1978Heinz and Else Kress
Cover: Coiled dragon, ivory, with black horn pupils. Unsigned, attributed to Mitsuharu (1750-1780), Kyoto. Collection of Beverly and Jay Hopkins. Included in the Washington DC exhibition, "Meet Netsuke," in 2017.
Fall 2017
Volume 37 | Number 3
- President's Letter
- INS Financial Reports
- Chapters
- Bakumatsu BakemonoAdelaida Sanchez Rus
- Genryosai Minkoku, an Early Edo Netsukeshi, Part 2Giovanni Rimondi
- Cologne Convention Wrap-upSusan Romaine
- On the ContinentGabor Wilhelm
- Modern Pioneers: Norman L. Sandfield
Cover: Masatoshi's goblins. Collection of A. & H. Sanchez Rus. See p. 12