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**RARE OLD Ishikawa Komei Japanese Okimono Netsuke boxwood Carving Human Skull
**RARE OLD Ishikawa Komei Japanese Okimono Netsuke boxwood Carving Human Skull
**RARE OLD Ishikawa Komei Japanese Okimono Netsuke boxwood Carving Human Skull
**RARE OLD Ishikawa Komei Japanese Okimono Netsuke boxwood Carving Human Skull
**RARE OLD Ishikawa Komei Japanese Okimono Netsuke boxwood Carving Human Skull
**RARE OLD Ishikawa Komei Japanese Okimono Netsuke boxwood Carving Human Skull
**RARE OLD Ishikawa Komei Japanese Okimono Netsuke boxwood Carving Human Skull
**RARE OLD Ishikawa Komei Japanese Okimono Netsuke boxwood Carving Human Skull
**RARE OLD Ishikawa Komei Japanese Okimono Netsuke boxwood Carving Human Skull
**RARE OLD Ishikawa Komei Japanese Okimono Netsuke boxwood Carving Human Skull
**RARE OLD Ishikawa Komei Japanese Okimono Netsuke boxwood Carving Human Skull
**RARE OLD Ishikawa Komei Japanese Okimono Netsuke boxwood Carving Human Skull

**RARE OLD Ishikawa Komei Japanese Okimono Netsuke boxwood Carving Human Skull

$ 250.8

Availability: 90 in stock
  • Type: Netsuke
  • Color: Brown
  • Featured Refinements: Okimono
  • Region of Origin: Japan
  • Age: Pre 1920
  • Primary Material: Wood
  • Original/Reproduction: Antique Original

    Description

    Ishikawa Komei Japanese Okimono carving boxwood Skull. The key figure in the early history of modern Japanese sculpture. Ishikawa Komei was born into a family of temple craftsman and from the age of ten studied painting for a time under Kano Kazunobu (1816–1863) before training as a carver in the workshop of Kikugawa Masamitsu, a netsuke maker. Starting in 1876 he exhibited his work widely at home and abroad and participated in the interior decoration of imperial palaces. In 1890 he was named Teishitsu Gigeiin (Artist-Craftsman to the Imperial Household) and in 1891 he was appointed Professor in the Sculpture Department of the Tokyo School of Art.
    This fine boxwood Okimono carving from the Meiji era is an extremely rare find. With very defined patina, this piece measures 1 1/2" and has been in my collection over 20 years. Flat rate shipping within the US .00