Description [JAPANESE ART--INRO & NETSUKE]A collection of fourteen reference books pertaining to the study of lacquer, inro, and netsuke, comprising:— JAHSS, Melvin and Betty. Inro and other miniature forms of Japanese Lacquer Art. Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1971.— HURTIG, Bernard. Masterpieces if Netsuke Art: One Thousand Favorites of Leading Collectors. Tokyo: Weatherhill, 1973.— DAVEY, Neil K. Netsuke: A Comprehensive Study Based on the M. T. Hindson Collection with a Preface by W. W. Winkworth. New York: Sotheby Parke Bernet Publications, 1974.— BUSHELL, Raymond. Netsuke Familiar and Unfamiliar: New Principles for Collecting. Tokyo: Weatherhill, 1975.— LAZARNICK, George. The Signature Book of Netsuke, Inro and Ojime Artists in Photographs. Honolulu: Reed Publishers, 1976.— JOLY. Henri L. Legend in Japanese Art. Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1976.— BUSHELL, Raymond. The Inro Handbook: Studies of Netsuke, Inro, and Lacquer. Tokyo: Weatherhill, 1979.— LAZARNICK, George. Netsuke and Inro Artists and How to Read Their Signatures. Volume 1 and 2. Honolulu: Reed Publishers, 1982.— BUSHELL, Raymond. Netsuke Masks. Tokyo: Kodansha International LTD., 1985.Together 14 volumes.Property from the Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Fry, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, thence by descent