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Potted Orchid

- Showa period, late 1930's to early 1940's
- dyed ivory
Sculpture – Ivory Carvings
This depicts a Paphiopedilum, which is a western orchid unique in appearance. Not only orchids themselves but also a pot and soil are made by ivory. The formative trend of the highly matured period of producing fruit, vegetable and flower articles are displayed clearly here.(「New Edition Grace, Beauty and Inqenuity-Masterpices of the Museum of Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan Vol.2」2003)
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Title/Name | Potted Orchid |
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Other Title/ Name |
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Artist/ Creator |
Okuda Kodo |
Period/Era | Showa period |
Century | 20c. |
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Excavation Site |
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Related Place |
Tokyo |
Provenance | |
Collection No. |
SZK003352 |
Category | Sculpture – Ivory Carvings |
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Last Updated |
2025/01/30 |
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Potted Orchid
Potted Orchid
This depicts a Paphiopedilum, which is a western orchid unique in appearance. Not only orchids themselves but also a pot and soil are made by ivory. The formative trend of the highly matured period of producing fruit, vegetable and flower articles are displayed clearly here.(「New Edition Grace, Beauty and Inqenuity-Masterpices of the Museum of Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan Vol.2」2003)