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Ohara, Mitsuhiro (Artist); Mikoshiba, Misao (Translator); Temple, Charles R. (Adaptation) : Takarabukuro: A Netsuke Artist Notebook By Mitsuhiro

Art Media Resources Limited, Chicago, IL, 2001

ISBN 1588860108

First Edition / First Printing. As New in No Dust Jacket, As Issued. 185 pages. Adaptation in English of the Japanese Artist's Notebook. One of the most beautiful books on netsuke ever published in the West. The First Hardcover Edition. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. The First Edition is now scarce. An austerely elegant production by Art Media Resources: Oversize-volume format. Orange Japanese raw silk cloth boards with white titles embossed on the cover, as issued. Art and text by Mitsuhiro Ohara. The original translation by Misao Mikoshiba has been updated by Eiichi Fukuda. The original Artist's Notebook itself has been adapted by Charles R. Temple. Portfolio of Mitsuhiro's netsuke appended at the center of the book. Printed on pristine-white, thick coated stock paper that is folded at the end and hand-bound in string at the spine in Hong Kong to the highest standards. Without DJ, as issued. Presents Mitsuhiro Ohara's "Takarabukuro". The Artist's Notebook by Mitsuhiro Ohara. A volume he wrote, kept, and preserved throughout his life, and in which he described how he made netsuke. "He set down brief descriptions of netsuke he had made or was in the process of carving. Mitsuhiro treated the document as a formal record of his creative life, prepared at leisure and with an eye for posterity" (Neil Davey). Very little is verifiably known about netsuke. The discovery and publication into English of Mitsuhiro's Notebook (which he called "Takarabukuro" or "Treasure Bag") is a major event indeed, in both East and West. One of the greatest netsuke artists, Mitsuhiro provides not just a glimpse into one artist's private world, but an actual, first-hand account of his art's craftsmanship and exacting standards. Mitsuhiro's netsuke are beautifully photographed and presented as a Portfolio to complement the 252 texts he wrote. An absolute "must-have" title for netsuke and Japanese art lovers and collectors. This title is a great art book. This is one of few copies of the First Hardcover Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A scarce copy thus. Lavishly illustrated with color plates. One of the greatest Japanese artists of all time. A fine copy. . ISBN 1588860108.

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