An Extremely Fine and Detailed Large Carved Wood Skull
An Extremely Fine and Detailed Large Carved Wood Skull
Period 1850-1900
Medium Boxwood
Dimension 14 x 14 x 12 cm (5¹/₂ x 5¹/₂ x 4³/₄ inches)
Signed in a 'cartouche' - Dai Nihon Sentai Sukeyuki (Izumi Sukeyuki) 1838-1920
Boxwood
Japan
Meiji Period / Late 19th Century
Size: 14cm high, 14cm wide, 12cm deep - 5½ ins high, 5½ ins wide, 4¾ ins deep
Period: 1850-1900
Medium: Boxwood
Signature: Dai Nihon Sentai Sukeyuki (Izumi Sukeyuki)
Dimension: 14 x 14 x 12 cm (5¹/₂ x 5¹/₂ x 4³/₄ inches)
Provenance: Ex Private UK collection
Ex Finch and Co
Ex Private London collection
Literature: A very large example of a Japanese, Meiji Period carved boxwood skull, displaying a superbly detailed anatomically correct model of a Human skull with a Snake entwined around and through the eye socket, and skull. The skull displays an amazing deep colour and superb patina.
Finch & Co
Antiquities, ethnographica, natural history, sculpture and works of art
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