Kanevskaya, Nataly: Netske v sobranii Gosudarstvennogo muzeya Vostoka [Netsuke in the State Museum of Oriental Art Collection]. Moscow: 2018. 240 pages; with over 500 colour illustrations. Hardback. 25x17.5cms. The catalogue lists 510 items belonging to the collection of the State Museum of Oriental Art in Moscow. Each entry is described and accompanied by at least one illustration. The catalogue is preceded by a history of Netsuke collecting in Russia, an account of the development of the specific collection of the Museum of Oriental Art, a critical and historical analysis of Netsuke production which explains how it became an independent type of art. Text in Russian & English.
The catalogue lists 510 items belonging to the collection of the State Museum of Oriental Art in Moscow. Each entry is described and accompanied by at least one illustration. The catalogue is preceded by a history of Netsuke collecting in Russia, an account of the development of the specific collection of the Museum of Oriental Art, a critical and historical analysis of Netsuke production which explains how it became an independent type of art. Text in Russian & English