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Netsuke: Masterpieces from the Metropolitan Museum of Art

By N.Y.) Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York

Book information

Publisher
Abrams [distributor]
Year
1982
ISBN
0870992732, 9780870992735
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
22 MB (23067274 bytes)
Pages
119\121
Time added
2013-12-25 04:20:38
Искусство и искусствоведение;Декоративно-прикладно

Description

Netsuke, the toggles once used to attach pouches or cases to kimono sashes, have become increasingly valued during the last fifty years. Much care was given to the carving of these small, utilitarian objects, and many of them are astonishing examples of the sculptors skill. Barbra Teri Okada, a leading authority on netsuke, has chosen 100 of the finest of these sculptures from the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Each piece is illustrated and discussed in detail techniques are explained, rich religious and historical allusions are explored, and elements of parody, satire, and parable are pointed out.

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