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Ikkan

Ikkan (一貫) (1817–1893[1]) was one of the most renowned netsuke artists in Japan during the Edo period.[2]

Biography

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Netsuke in the shape of a curled rat made out of wood and horn, mid-19th century, by Ikkan[3][4]
 
Inro, ojime and netsuke. Lacquer inro, stained ivory ojime and wooden netsuke; inro features a reclining figure in a boat; netsuke is in the form of a mask, by Ikkan (ca. 1750-1850)[5]

He was from Nagoya, Owari province, central Japan.[6][7]

He was part of a group of carvers in Nagoya, amongst who were Masayuki (正行), Masatoshi, Masatami and Masamitsu.[8] The Nagoya school was established earlier in the 18th century under Tametaka.

His pieces can be found in many museum collections and achieve high prices at auctions.[9][10][11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Lot 107 - IKKAN: A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF a RECUMBENT".
  2. ^ "根付師一覧のご紹介－根付専門店「提物屋」". Archived from the original on 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  3. ^ "Netsuke of Two Rats". The Met. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
  4. ^ "Netsuke - Ikkan".
  5. ^ "Inro, Ojime and Netsuke | Ikkan | V&A Explore the Collections".
  6. ^ "Netsuke | British Museum".
  7. ^ "Netsuke | Ikkan | V&A Explore the Collections".
  8. ^ "Lot 133 - MASAYUKI: A FINE NAGOYA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE".
  9. ^ "Bonhams : A wood netsuke of a rat by Ikkan, Nagoya, 19th century".
  10. ^ "A Wood Netsuke of Two Rats".
  11. ^ "Takaoka Ikkan".

Bibliography

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  • Frederick Meinertzhagen, The Meinertzhagen Card Index on Netsuke in the Archives of the British Museum, Alan R. Liss, Inc., New York, 1986, p.212.[1]
  • Bandini, Rosemary (2019) The Larry Caplan Collection of Japanese Netsuke, p. 52, no. 27.[2]
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  1. ^ "Bonhams : A wood netsuke of a rat by Ikkan, Nagoya, 19th century".
  2. ^ "Lot 107 - IKKAN: A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF a RECUMBENT".
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