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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!
1983
Spring 1983, Volume 3, No.1 - Netsuke Kenkyukai Study Journal
Spring
Volume 3, No.1
Summer 1983, Volume 3, No.2 - Netsuke Kenkyukai Study Journal
Summer
Volume 3, No.2
Fall 1983, Volume 3, No.3 - Netsuke Kenkyukai Study Journal
Fall
Volume 3, No.3
Winter 1983, Volume 3, No.4 - Netsuke Kenkyukai Study Journal
Winter
Volume 3, No.4

Spring 1983

  • The Cover
  • From Your Editor
  • President’s Message
  • Convention Corner
  • Q & A Forum
  • Membership Corner
  • Letters
  • Mitsuhiro, Copies and Fakes Virginia G. Atchley
  • New York 1982 Convention Katherine E. Eisner
  • Great Signed Netsuke By The Top Carvers Need Not Cost A Fortune Richard Silverman
  • Portrait of a Collector Joy Epstein
  • Two Sōkō Netsuke in the Shōko Sketch Book Raymond Bushell
  • A Separate View Robert L. McGowen

Cover:
Oshidori (duck). Signed: Mitsuhiro. Collection of Virginia Atchley.

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Summer 1983

  • The Cover
  • President’s Message
  • Membership Corner
  • From Your Editor
  • Convention Information
  • Convention Corner
  • Portrait of a Collector Joy Epstein
  • The Forest and the Trees Jerome Spiller
  • Sosui’s Family Tree Raymond Bushell
  • An Historical Inro Raymond Bushell
  • Reminiscences of a Collector Barbara J. Norbert
  • Treasures in Miniature Metal Work Ralph Maercks

Cover:
An amusing and sinister Oni of stag horn & ivory, appears on page 23. Photo: Michael B. Glass.

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Fall 1983

  • The Cover
  • From Your Editor
  • President’s Message
  • Membership Corner
  • Letters
  • A Dirty Word: Okimono Denis Szeszler
  • Portrait of a Collector Joy Epstein
  • Ishikawa Komei Raymond Bushell
  • Please Take My Kokusais Anonymous
  • Japanese Dance: A Primer for the Netsuke Collector Michael Bernstein

Cover:
Shoki and oni from the Harry Glass Collection.

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Winter 1983

  • The Cover Photograph
  • From Your Editor
  • President’s Message
  • Letters to the Editor
  • The Washington D.C. Convention James Newton
  • The Mang Collection: A Shared Endeavor Isabel Cunningham
  • Please Take My Kokusais (Part II) Anonymous
  • A Netsuke of Multiple Functions Raymond Bushell
  • Masterpieces and Misconceptions Neil K. Davey

Cover:
Stag antler Senin together with the original Meinertzhagen Index Card. Mang Collection. Photo by Michael B. Glass.

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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.