Fables in Ivory: Japanese Netsuke and Their Legends

First Edition, 1st printing. Price-clipped. A clean, tight copy with all text and illustrations clear/unmarked. "To introduce these miniature sculptures to a wide audience and, at the same time, to tell some of the legends that inspired their creators, Adrienne Barbanson presents here a collection of superb photographs accompanied by a narrative text designed to enhance the reader's appreciation of this remarkable but relatively unfamiliar art." PROLIFICALLY ILLUSTRATED in black-and-white photography of Netsuke ivory sculptures (most full-page) with accompanying descriptive write-ups. 116 pages. LBCMB1.