Description:
Journal of the International Netsuke Collectors Society, Vol. 3, No. 3, December 1975. An illustrated quarterly for netsuke collectors, with pages numbered to 56. Expect an editorial, letters to the editor, "Stolen Netsuke", "A Netsuke Seminar With a Special Touch" by Sharen Thane Chappell, "Lousy Netsuke" by Betty Killam, "What's New at the Auctions" by Bernard Hurtig, and "Specialized Collecting from the A.V.K. Murray Collection". Also included are "INCS Convention Memories at the Podium: Douglas Wright's Lecture, Values in Netsuke", "Netsuke in the Seattle Art Museum" by Bernard Hurtig, "Netsuke & Karma" by Jack Tropp, The Trading Post, Questions and Answers by Raymond Bushell, "Highlights from the Masanao Sketchbook", "Shimizu Iwao, Sculptor of Iwami, Part IV" by Makoto Shichida (adapted by Makoto Shichida and Raymond Bushell), "Photographing Your Collection" by George Lazarnick, bibliography additions, a glossary of terms and a journal renewal form. The cover shows a carved wood netsuke of a lizard eating a rotting pear, signed Gessan. Includes a loose "Masterpieces of Netsuke Art" leaflet. Illustrated with photographs and period dealer advertisements (Eskenazi, Douglas J K Wright Ltd).

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Condition:
Used softcover journal, stapled. The glossy front cover shows light surface scuffing and minor edge wear. The back cover shows light creasing and edge wear. The pages shown are clean. The loose "Masterpieces of Netsuke Art" leaflet is included. Please review all photos as they form part of the description.