Signed Author (colophon): Sakusha Inaba Shinemon おく付け：作者稲葉新右衛門

*** This is one of Japan's most famous book on Japanese Netsuke, Ojime & Inro, with a list of 57 famous carvers, many with short commentaries on their lives or works. . Also contains Japanese Tsuba, other sword furniture & their makers. With lacquerware makers, designs, artisans, craftsmen's examples. .

Soken Kisho: A book on Japanese art by Inaba Tsuryu of Osaka, published in 1781 and comprised of seven volumes in one of which 57 netsuke carvers are listed, many with short commentaries on their lives or works.

Soken kisho (Tenmei 1 [1781]) [LeatherBound] by Inaba, Tsuryu 1736-1786 and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks.com.

Soken Kisho : Strange and Wonderful Sword Fittings (6 of 7 volume set) by Sakusha Inaba Shinemon and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks.com.

Soken Kisho : Strange and Wonderful Sword Fittings (6 of 7 volume set) Sakusha Inaba Shinemon Shisuikan zohan, Osaka, Tenmei gannen [1781] 6 volumes (of 7, lacking v.6). Woodblock printed book; ink on paper. Japanese stab binding. Hanshibon. The first volume's binding is coming away, and the string is loosening. Top edge of v.1 has a minor ...

Jun 19, 1997 · ON THE "SOKEN KISHO" & OJIME . *** This is one of Japan's most famous book on Japanese Netsuke, Ojime & Inro, with a list of 57 famous carvers, many with short commentaries on their lives or works. . Also contains Japanese Tsuba, other sword furniture & their makers. With lacquerware makers, designs, artisans, craftsmen's examples. .

Tametaka of Nagoya is one of the few netsuke artists listed in the 1781 reference work Soken kisho as a resident of somewhere other than Osaka, Kyoto, or Edo. He is described as having his own distinctive style, and is said to be famous for carving raised designs on the costumes of his figure netsuke. 1

A netsuke-carver of Yedo. The Soken Kisho says: “He was a turner by profession, and he showed remarkable skill in making Kuwara-netsuke, which were lathe-turned, and particularly suitable for gold lacquer inro, because the lacquer received no injury from contact with the netsuke.”

Aug 30, 2001 · The Soken Kisho, an 18th-century book, includes a list of netsuke carvers, offering a glimpse into the artistic heritage of this unique craft. Even after netsuke ceased to serve a practical purpose for Japanese men, they continued to …