Okimono: Lotus Leaf
2005.11.0011
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Okimono: Lotus Leaf (2005.11.0011) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | Nisai, Nisei |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period/Date | Meiji Period (1868-1912), Late 19th - early 20th century |
| Culture | Japanese |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Length) | 15.6 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Width) | 3.5 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 3 cm |
| Weight | 46 g |
| Measuring Remarks | None |
| Materials | Plant--Boxwood, Plant--Wood, Animal--Horn |
| Manufacturing Processes | Carved |
| Munsell Color Information | N/A |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | N/A |
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| Description | "An extremely beautiful and desirable Japanese boxwood okimono of furled textured lotus leaf, the exterior with a dried pod and stem, bamboo grasses, and a miniature frog, the frog with inlaid horn eyes, 6” in length, signed Nisai. Nisai was born in Yamatoshimachi, Japan, 1880. He was a pupil of Reigyoku Tanaka. He was a resident of Osaka and Kyoto. *In Collector’s Netsuke, Bushell wrote: “Nisai’s netsuke artful novel, and distinctive. It is a pity that so few of them are found”." - Bernie McManus, Appraiser, Woodbury House, Connecticut, 8/31/2005 |
| Comparanda | Sotheby’s London, sale LO4752, lot 1176, 6/9/2004, wood netsuke of lotus leaf with two toads, signed “Tametaka’, 1 7/8”, 18th century. |
| Bibliography | N/A |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | Fred A. Freund Collection |
| Reproduction | No |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |