Ikkan Explained

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

Biography

He was from Nagoya, Owari province, central Japan.^{[3] [4]}

He was part of a group of carvers in Nagoya, amongst who were Masayuki (正行), Masatoshi, Masatami and Masamitsu.^[5] 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.^{[6] [7] [8]}

See also

• Tametaka
  • Gechū Masanao of Kyoto

Bibliography

• Frederick Meinertzhagen, The Meinertzhagen Card Index on Netsuke in the Archives of the British Museum, Alan R. Liss, Inc., New York, 1986, p.212.^[9]
• Bandini, Rosemary (2019) The Larry Caplan Collection of Japanese Netsuke, p. 52, no. 27.^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lot 107 - IKKAN: A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF a RECUMBENT .
2. Web site: 根付師一覧のご紹介－根付専門店「提物屋」 . 2022-07-19 . 2020-08-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200804052722/https://ja.netsuke.com/artist.html . dead .
3. Web site: Netsuke | British Museum .
4. Web site: Netsuke | Ikkan | V&A Explore the Collections .
5. Web site: Lot 133 - MASAYUKI: A FINE NAGOYA SCHOOL WOOD NETSUKE .
6. Web site: Bonhams : A wood netsuke of a rat by Ikkan, Nagoya, 19th century .
7. Web site: A Wood Netsuke of Two Rats .
8. Web site: Takaoka Ikkan .
9. Web site: Bonhams : A wood netsuke of a rat by Ikkan, Nagoya, 19th century .
10. Web site: Lot 107 - IKKAN: A FINE WOOD NETSUKE OF a RECUMBENT .