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Ikkan (一貫) (1817–1893) was one of the most renowned netsuke artists in Japan during the Edo period.
Biography
He was from Nagoya, Owari province, central Japan.
He was part of a group of carvers in Nagoya, amongst who were Masayuki (正行), Masatoshi, Masatami and Masamitsu. 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.
See also
Tametaka
Gechū
Masanao of Kyoto
References
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.
Bandini, Rosemary (2019) The Larry Caplan Collection of Japanese Netsuke, p. 52, no. 27.
External links
Media related to Ikkan at Wikimedia Commons