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Product Description Renowned netsuke collector Richard R. Silverman's gift of 226 ceramic netsuke to the Toledo Museum of Art constitutes perhaps the largest public collection of these miniature clay sculptures in the world. Adornment in Clay provides new scholarship and an in-depth examination of this subgenre in the context of both Japanese ceramics and the wider field of netsuke production. 8 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches, color images throughout. Contents: Foreword (Carolyn M. Putney); Introduction (Neil Davey); Collecting Ceramic Netsuke: My Personal Journey (Richard R. Silverman); A History of Ceramic Netsuke; Selected Highlights; Map of Kiln Locations; Illustrated Checklist of 226 Netsuke plus Seals and Signatures; Glossary; Selected Bibliography; Index. About the Author Laura J. Mueller is an independent curator and scholar of Japanese art.