Marketplace
An Extremely Fine and Detailed Large Carved Wood Skull
Retour à toutes les oeuvres d'art

An Extremely Fine and Detailed Large Carved Wood Skull

Finch & Co

Epoque 1850-1900

Medium Boxwood

Dimension 14 x 14 x 12 cm (5¹/₂ x 5¹/₂ x 4³/₄ inches)

An Extremely Fine and Detailed Large Carved Wood Skull
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

Epoque: 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.

Découvrez la galerie
image

Finch & Co

Antiquities, ethnographica, natural history, sculpture and works of art

An unhandled error has occurred. Reload 🗙