SIGNED IKKO, SHOWA PERIOD (MID-LATE 20TH CENTURY)

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A KORO [INCENSE-BURNER]
Signed Ikko, Showa Period (Mid-Late 20th century)
Nashiji ground; decoration in gold and silver takamaki-e and hiramaki-e with foil and shell, inlaid with silver and gilt metal; reticulated silver basket-weave cover gilded on the underside; gilt metal liner; signed on the base in gold hiramaki-e characters Ikko; the cover stamped Nobuyuki tsukuru [made by Nobuyuki]; fitted box signed Ikko saku [made by Ikko] with a seal Ikko

The five lobes with a continuous design from Chapter 24, Kocho [Butterflies], of the eleventh-century novel Genji monogatari [Tale of Genji]: a phoenix-prow boat, a stand of maples and small rocks, a carriage and pines, two great drums enclosed by curtains, and a cherry tree
4 in. (10cm.) high

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Lot Essay

Kiyose Ikko (1901-86) was born in Tsuruga, Fukui prefecture and from 1915 studied Kaga-maki-e [the traditional maki-e style of Kaga province, originally patronised by the Maeda family] with Tanaka Hatsutaro. Towards the end of his career he specialised in utensils for the tea ceremony.

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