Ikkan

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
• GechÅ«
• 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.

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