SIGNED SANEMASA WITH SEAL TAKEUCHI, MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912)

An ivory okimono by Takeuchi Sanemasa (also called Saneo), carved from a whole section of a tusk and depicting a peasant dwelling with figures, won third prize at the fourteenth exhibition of the Chokoku Kyogikai (Sculpture Competition Association) in 1899. He lived in Tokyo and was active until 1922 [see 1 below].

1. Shibuya Kuritsu Shoto Bijutsukan (The Shoto Museum of Art), Nihon no zoge bijutsu - Meiji no zoge chokoku wo chushin ni (History of Japanese Ivory Carving - Gebori Okimono and Shibayama of Meiji Period) (Exhibition catalogue, 13 August - 29 September 1996; Tokyo 1996), 103, 242, 251 (no.355).