Euronetsuke #66 Misemono by Rosemary Bandini ; The subject of misemono is endlessy fascinating and helps to cast light on netsuke subject matter. The links below provide some suggestions for further reading. As an example, Yu Kazuwoe’s blog “An Insight into...
Euronetsuke #66 What Floated in the Floating World? by Rosemary Bandini ; At the beginning of the 17th century Japan welcomed the end of relentless inter-clan warfare with the Tokugawa family establishing their shogunate. They decided to develop the delapidated...
Euronetsuke #66 The Midas of Edo – Kinokuniya Bunzaemon by Rosemary Bandini ; Kinokuniya Bunzaemon was one of Edo’s most prominent merchants. Originally from the Kii peninsular (current day Wakayama). He took advantage of a bumper crop of tangerines to sell in...
Euronetsuke #66 Commerce, Consumption & Luxury in Edo Period Japan by Laura Drinck. M.A. ; The art of inrō, netsuke and the like is inevitably linked to the social and political changes of the Edo period and thus to the flourishing of urban life, the growing...
Euronetsuke #66 The Link between Hokusai and Netsuke by Verena Koll ; You may be wondering how Hokusai and Netsuke can be mentioned in the same article. They are both so different and distinct, yet significant aspects of Japanese art and culture during the Edo...
