Lacquerware in Asia, Today and Yesterday

Lacquerware in Asia, Today and Yesterday
Author: Monika Kopplin
Publisher: Unesco
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2002
Genre: Art
ISBN:

Dating back several thousand years, the art of lacquer is one of the most ancient expressions of Asian culture, and this publication provides an overview of the different kinds of methods and materials used in Cambodia, China, India, Korea, Japan, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. The number of people employed in this ancestral art has fallen dramatically throughout Asia in recent decades, and this book considers the challenges to its survival as well as highlighting the importance of documenting past and modern procedures.

Shishi and Other Netsuke

Shishi and Other Netsuke
Author: Rosemary Bandini
Publisher: Hotei Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1999
Genre: Animals in art
ISBN: 9780953573301

Long-time collector Harriet Szechenyi concentrated on collecting netsuke of animals and celestial beings. A considerable part of the collection consists of so-called shishi (lion dogs). These beautiful miniature art objects have been described at length by Rosemary Bandini. beautiful Japanese art form. The appendix contains pictures of the signatures found on the netsuke, a very useful guide to the collector.

A Guide to Japanese Art Collections in the UK

A Guide to Japanese Art Collections in the UK
Author: Gregory Irvine
Publisher: Brill Hotei
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2004
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN:

A comprehensive guide to some 180 important public collections of Japanese art in the UK, this work provides an introduction outlining when, how, and by whom Japanese art has been collected.

Netsuke 7

Netsuke 7
Author: Arlette Katchen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 928
Release: 2010
Genre:
ISBN: 9782953569001