Lot 437
[JAPANESE ART: INRO & NETSUKE]
A collection of fourteen reference books pertaining to the study of lacquer, inro, and netsuke, comprising:
Sale 1160 - Japanese & Korean Works of Art
Mar 29, 2023 10:00AM CT
Online / Chicago
Estimate
$300 - $500

Sold for $882

Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[JAPANESE ART: INRO & NETSUKE]
A collection of fourteen reference books pertaining to the study of lacquer, inro, and netsuke, comprising:
— JAHSS, Melvin and Betty. Inro and other miniature forms of Japanese Lacquer Art. Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1971.
— HURTIG, Bernard. Masterpieces if Netsuke Art: One Thousand Favorites of Leading Collectors. Tokyo: Weatherhill, 1973.
— DAVEY, Neil K. Netsuke: A Comprehensive Study Based on the M. T. Hindson Collection with a Preface by W. W. Winkworth. New York: Sotheby Parke Bernet Publications, 1974.
— BUSHELL, Raymond. Netsuke Familiar and Unfamiliar: New Principles for Collecting. Tokyo: Weatherhill, 1975.
— LAZARNICK, George. The Signature Book of Netsuke, Inro and Ojime Artists in Photographs. Honolulu: Reed Publishers, 1976.
— JOLY. Henri L. Legend in Japanese Art. Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1976.
— BUSHELL, Raymond. The Inro Handbook: Studies of Netsuke, Inro, and Lacquer. Tokyo: Weatherhill, 1979.
— LAZARNICK, George. Netsuke and Inro Artists and How to Read Their Signatures. Volume 1 and 2. Honolulu: Reed Publishers, 1982. 
— BUSHELL, Raymond. Netsuke Masks. Tokyo: Kodansha International LTD., 1985.

Together 14 volumes.
Property from the Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Fry, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, thence by descent
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