Kiho Takagi: Masterpieces of Netsuke and Ojime

An astonoshing renaissance in the art of netsuke commenced during the latter half of the twentieth century. It continues at an accelerated pace into the opening years of the twenty-first century with fresh stages of vital energy. This book presents the facinating netsuke and ojime art of Kiho Takagi, a Japanese artist of soaring imagination and supurb skills. Kiho and some of his predecessors and contemporaries have lifted Japan's traditional miniature sculpture to new heights of excelence.