FIFTEEN BOOKS ON NETSUKE Lot n° 25

"Sandfield, Norman. The Ultimate Netsuke Bibliography - An Annotated Guide to Miniature Japanese Carvings. Chicago: AMR, 1999. First Edition. 384 pp., 25 black and white illustrations. Hardcover also available. The Ultimate Netsuke Bibliography is a comprehensive bibliography of more than 4,400 bibliographic print and non-print entries covering all aspects of Japanese netsuke, the miniature carvings which Japanese men used to suspend various items from the sash belt that fastened their kimono. It is organized into 15 major and 5 minor categories. Each category is further divided into 11 subcategories. Additional features include four indices (Author, Journal, Place, and Subject), and a variety of appendices. It contains 2,196 books, 1,861 journal articles (457 from the Netsuke Kenkyukai Study Journal), 367 from the Journal of the International Netsuke Collectors Society 1,494 auction catalogues, 431 items in French, 254 items in Japanese, 60 items prior to 1900, including 9 auction catalogues. Includes most materials published through the end of 1998. A section of Late Arrivals, including last minute submissions and items in early 1999, is listed as well. This volume is a necessity for every netsuke collector, bibliophile, art library and museum. Jonas, F.M. Netsuke. Tokyo: Tuttle, 1986. 185 pages. Numerous illustrations. Reprint of the scarce first edition of the earliest Netsuke book to be published in English. Netsuke at the Miami Kappa Convention. Tokyo: Sagemonoya, 2007. 72 pages, illustrated in colour. 115 items described and illustrated. Eskenazi Ltd. Michael Webb Netsuke. London: Eskenazi, 1978. First Edition. 30 pages, 20 pieces all illustrated in b/w Christie's. An Important European Collection of Netsuke. London: Christies, 2001. First Edition. 115 Lots, 82 pages. Text in English, full colour images throughout. Eijer, D. Kagamibuta - Mirrors of Japanese Life and Legend. Leiden: The Baur collecti