Author: Harris, Victor
Title: Netsuke: The Hull Grundy Collection in the British Museum
Description: London, British Museum Publications, 1987. Hardcover. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine, blue dust jacket with color illustrations, white spine with black lettering, 136 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates, illustrations (some color). "This catalogue describes and illustrates over 600 netsuke in the gift nad bequest of Mrs. Anne Hull Grundy to the British Museum. Mrs. Hull Grundy, a lifelong collector of antiquities with a special love for netsuke, made her collection over several decades, a task which involved tracking down prize pieces from all over the world. The importance of this collection lies in its diversity of types. The catalogue is arranged by subject, providing a means of easy comparison between the work of different artists. Each piece is illustrated in black and white. With 16 pages in colour."- Dust jacket. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. VG+/VG (light wear to dust jacket. Pages are very clean) .

Keywords: Japanese Netsuke, Asian Art ; Hull Grundy, Anne ; ; Netsuke, Asian Art


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