Kokusai the Genius: And Stag-Antler Carving in Japan

by Paul Moss

The first comprehensive publication on the prodigious and extraordinary Japanese netsuke carver Kokusai (1835-1894). A milestone in netsuke scholarship: 258 generously illustrated entries make this the largest single assemblage of Kokusai's work, which, combined with information on the artist's colorful life, provide a fascinating insight into 19th-century Japan.
Kokusai lived in a time of immense social, cultural and artistic change, and his...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1912168030
• ISBN13: 9781912168033
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Ad Ilissum
• Length: 1132 Pages
• Weight: 14.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 4.3" x 8.8" x 11.6"