This section lists books, catalogs and magazines on netsuke and other related items. Some are newly posted, while others were transferred (and updated) from the old Koryuen website.
Publications
Looking for a book on Japanese metalwork? Check out this post and the next one!
Bilingual glossary of Japanese lacquer terms, and it’s FREE!
Behind the scenes of The Book of Urushi translation
Looking for a book on the Japanese art of urushi (lacquer)? Check out this post and the next one!
![[Book / Japanese] Kai to Urushi: Yokohama Shibayama Shikki to 70 nen (Shell and Lacquer: Yokohama Shibayama-style Inlaid Lacquerware and 70 Years of My Life)](http://koryuen-jp.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/shibayama-book-aug2023-407x300.jpg)
[Book / Japanese] Kai to Urushi: Yokohama Shibayama Shikki to 70 nen (Shell and Lacquer: Yokohama Shibayama-style Inlaid Lacquerware and 70 Years of My Life)
![[Book] Gazu Hyakkacho and Inro](http://koryuen-jp.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/gazu-hyakkacho-feb2023-500x300.jpeg)
[Book] Gazu Hyakkacho and Inro
![[Catalog] Netsuke: The Prince Takamado Collection Part II](http://koryuen-jp.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/tnm-takamado-coll-2-502x300.jpg)
[Catalog] Netsuke: The Prince Takamado Collection Part II
![[Book / Japanese] Tori to Netsuke Shunju no Monogatari: Renzu o Toshite (Birds and Netsuke – Their Seasonal Tales: Through the Lens)](http://koryuen-jp.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/princess-lens2022-520x300.jpg)
[Book / Japanese] Tori to Netsuke Shunju no Monogatari: Renzu o Toshite (Birds and Netsuke – Their Seasonal Tales: Through the Lens)
![[Magazine / Japanese] Fujingaho, April issue](http://koryuen-jp.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/fujingaho-Mar2021-308x300.jpg)