Lot 20
20
A Four-Case Lacquer Inro and Netsuke
These lots have been imported from outside the EU … Read more The Property of a Private Swiss Collector
A Fine Carved Wood Okimono in the Form of a Snake Entwined around a Skull

Signed Dai Nihon Sentei Sukeyuki (Izumi Sukeyuki, 1838–1920), Meiji period (late 19th century)

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A Fine Carved Wood Okimono in the Form of a Snake Entwined around a Skull
Signed Dai Nihon Sentei Sukeyuki (Izumi Sukeyuki, 1838–1920), Meiji period (late 19th century)
The realistically modelled skull with a snake entwined around it, the details finely carved and incised, the snake’s eyes inlaid with cut shell, the tongue movable
12 cm. high
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Lot Essay

Izumi Sukeyuki lived in the town of Bamba in Omi Province; present day Shiga Prefecture. He was a master carver of family Buddhist alters and on a visit to Hida-Takayama he was impressed by the work of Sukemizu who carved okimono and netsuke, and he then decided to begin carving similar works.

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