Kinjo Ikkokusai III 一國斉
Antique Takamori-e Lacquer on Antler Netsuke Wasp & Ants
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Type: Netsuke
Material: Takamori-e lacquer on stag antler
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Origin/Maker: Kinjo Ikkokusai III 一國斉. Signed 一國斉.
Kinjo Ikkokusai (sometimes written as Ikkusai): The first generation was a lacquerware craftsman in the late Edo Period. He had three children, each of whom succeeded him as a lacquerware craftsman.
Kinjo Ikkokusai III perfected the takamori-e design technique and won an award for excellence at the Kyoto Exhibition in Meiji 9 (1876). His reputation for work in this technique grew and at least 14 items were produced by him for the Meiji emperor.
His son Kinoshita Chisai did not succeed to his father’s name, which went instead to his younger brother, who became Ikkokusai IV. The current generation practicing this rare technique, Kinjo Ikkokusai VII (1965-), was designated as a Hiroshima Prefectural Intangible Cultural Property Holder in “Ikkokusai Takamorie” techniques in 2011.
www.ikkokusai.com/genealogy.html
Size: 1 1/4" long (3.175 cm), 1 1/8" wide (2.8575 cm), 3/4" tall (1.905 cm),
Weight: 0.3 oz (8 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Seller from Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, 3 NOV 2025
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. Some light surface wear and scratches.
Subject: Carved stag antler netsuke in a basket shape, with Takamori-e lacquer painted designs of a wasp and three ants. With natural himotoshi formed by the basket handle and signed 一國斉 (Ikkokusai) in lacquer to the back.
Similar Examples:
Galerie Zacke, 16th Jun, 2023 11:00, Fine Japanese Art, Lot 418, IKKOKUSAI: A RARE TAKAMORIE LACQUERED WOOD NETSUKE OF A WASP AND LOTUS
Galerie Zacke, 29th Jun, 2022 10:00, TWO-DAY AUCTION - Asian Art Discoveries - Moving Sale!, Lot 421. IKKOKUSAI: A LACQUERED SEED POD NETSUKE WITH BUDDHA HAND CITRUS
Galerie Zacke, 7th Sep, 2023 11:00, Asian Art Discoveries - Japanese Art, Lot 227, IKKOKUSAI: A SUPERB TAKAMORIE LACQUERED CIRCULAR WOOD BOX AND COVER WITH INSECTS AND LEAVES
Location:
Kinjo Ikkokusai III 一國斉 Antique Takamori-e Lacquer on Antler Netsuke Wasp & Ants
www.ebay.com/usr/xcoasterxtreme
See also:
Type: Netsuke
Material: Takamori-e lacquer on stag antler
Age: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Origin/Maker: Kinjo Ikkokusai III 一國斉. Signed 一國斉.
Kinjo Ikkokusai (sometimes written as Ikkusai): The first generation was a lacquerware craftsman in the late Edo Period. He had three children, each of whom succeeded him as a lacquerware craftsman.
Kinjo Ikkokusai III perfected the takamori-e design technique and won an award for excellence at the Kyoto Exhibition in Meiji 9 (1876). His reputation for work in this technique grew and at least 14 items were produced by him for the Meiji emperor.
His son Kinoshita Chisai did not succeed to his father’s name, which went instead to his younger brother, who became Ikkokusai IV. The current generation practicing this rare technique, Kinjo Ikkokusai VII (1965-), was designated as a Hiroshima Prefectural Intangible Cultural Property Holder in “Ikkokusai Takamorie” techniques in 2011.
www.ikkokusai.com/genealogy.html
Size: 1 1/4" long (3.175 cm), 1 1/8" wide (2.8575 cm), 3/4" tall (1.905 cm),
Weight: 0.3 oz (8 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Seller from Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, 3 NOV 2025
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. Some light surface wear and scratches.
Subject: Carved stag antler netsuke in a basket shape, with Takamori-e lacquer painted designs of a wasp and three ants. With natural himotoshi formed by the basket handle and signed 一國斉 (Ikkokusai) in lacquer to the back.
Similar Examples:
Galerie Zacke, 16th Jun, 2023 11:00, Fine Japanese Art, Lot 418, IKKOKUSAI: A RARE TAKAMORIE LACQUERED WOOD NETSUKE OF A WASP AND LOTUS
Galerie Zacke, 29th Jun, 2022 10:00, TWO-DAY AUCTION - Asian Art Discoveries - Moving Sale!, Lot 421. IKKOKUSAI: A LACQUERED SEED POD NETSUKE WITH BUDDHA HAND CITRUS
Galerie Zacke, 7th Sep, 2023 11:00, Asian Art Discoveries - Japanese Art, Lot 227, IKKOKUSAI: A SUPERB TAKAMORIE LACQUERED CIRCULAR WOOD BOX AND COVER WITH INSECTS AND LEAVES
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Kinjo Ikkokusai III 一國斉 Antique Takamori-e Lacquer on Antler Netsuke Wasp & Ants
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