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.
His pieces can be found in many museum collections and achieve high prices at auctions.
See also
Bibliography
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Frederick Meinertzhagen, The Meinertzhagen Card Index on Netsuke in the Archives of the British Museum, Alan R. Liss, Inc., New York, 1986, p.212.
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Bandini, Rosemary (2019) The Larry Caplan Collection of Japanese Netsuke, p. 52, no. 27.
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