Euronetsuke #67 The Snake by Dr Axel Pütz ; Netsuke and sagemono from the collection of Dr Axel Pütz The year of the wooden snake began on 29.01.2025 and runs until 16.02.2026. The snake also represents the 10th hour of the 10th day and the month of April. The...
Euronetsuke #67 An Amateur Perspective by John Doubleday ; At one time, I contemplated doing a recreational research degree on the foreign stylistic influences which informed the work of netsuke-shi. I discussed the idea with Timon Screech at SOAS. The first...
Euronetsuke #67 Bokutō by Peter Ayre ; The subject of Japanese weaponry is very large. More so, probably, than in most other countries or cultures. One only has to look at the book by Serge Mol “Classical Weaponry of Japan”[1] to gain an insight into its scope...
Euronetsuke #67 The Private Viewing of a German Collector's Netsuke by Peter Ayre ; In early 2024 Adrian Heindrichs, of the European Chapter, received an offer from a German collector for a small group of Chapter members to have a private viewing of his...
Euronetsuke #67 How it all started by Virginia Atchley ; A letter from Virginia Atchley to Luigi Bandini recounts how it all started… and names a favourite netsuke: Mrs Raymond D. Atchley, 17 December 1986 Dear Luigi My first netsuke was bought on August...
