This is a bibliography of my “must have” resources on Ningyo. I have spent many hours lost in these resources. Everything, I have learned about the world of Japanese dolls is due to the expertise and largess of their authors.
Must Have Books
Baten, Lea Identifying Japanese Dolls: Notes on Ningyô
Baten, Lea Japanese Dolls: The Image and the Motif
Gribbin, Jill and David Gribbin Japanese Antique Dolls
Pate, Alan Scott Japanese dolls: the fascinating world of Ningyō
Pate, Alan Scott and Lynton Gardiner Ningyo: The Art of the Japanese Doll
Theriault, Florence Antique Japanese Dolls of the Meiji Era
Must Have Magazines and Periodicals
Daruma: Japanese Art and Antiques Magazine
http://www.darumamagazine.com/new/
Must Visit Websites
Alan Scott Pate Antique Dolls
http://www.antiquejapanesedolls.com/
The Clark Center for Japanese Art & Culture
http://www.ccjac.org/index.html
Japonic: Japanese Traditional Vintage and Antique Dolls Collection.
www.japonic.com/japanese-doll/index.htm
Jcollector – Fabulous dolls for sale.
http://www.jcollector.com/Japanese-Dolls-s/3.htm
Judith Shoaf: Japanese Dolls
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/jshoaf/Jdolls/index.htm
Kyoto Traditions: Folk Arts of Japan
http://kyototraditions.com
Lasie Exotique: Japanese Samurai Dolls
http://www.lasieexotique.com
Lethal Beauty: Samurai Weapons and Armor
http://www.artsandartists.org/exhibitions/samurai.html
My Armoury: The Evolution of Japanese Armour
http://www.myarmoury.com/feature_jpn_armour.php
Pacific Asia Museum
http://www.pacificasiamuseum.org/_collections/index.aspx
Samurai Gofun Doll
http://www.samuraidoll.be
Trocadero On-line Mall of Antique Dealers
http://www.trocadero.com
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