Author: Alan Scott Pate
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Keywords: ningyo, world, fascinating, dolls, japanese
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2008-04-15
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 4805309229
ISBN-13: 9784805309223

For the art enthusiast, the doll collector, as well as the casual reader, the world of Japanese dolls is a fascinating one. For centuries, Japanese doll artisans created spectacular works of art, invested with both significant cultural meaning and elemental beauty, encased in the deceptively simple body of a doll.In Japanese Dolls: The Fascinating World of Ningyo, Alan Scott Pate, the leading American expert on Japanese dolls, answers the many and varied questions surrounding how to collect these amazing artifacts. What types of dolls are available for the collector of today? What are some of