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Court Lady
- Meiji period, 1901
- carved ivory
Sculpture – Ivory Carvings
This is a large-scale piece rare even in the sublime era of ivory carving in Meiji, by joining many pieces of ivory. Although the folds of the ceremonial kimono attire with twelve layers of a Japanese court lady are expressed in minute relief, and a cypress fan, a mirror, hair etc. are carved extremely realistically and elaborately, the classical female statue with grace and good-balance is expressed nobly without vain eccentricity. It is the best masterpiece of the artist who kept pursuing the possibility of ivory carving based on western scientific realism. （「New Edition Grace, Beauty and Inqenuity-Masterpices of the Museum of Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan Vol.2」2003）
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| Title/Name | Court Lady |
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| Other Title/ Name |
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| Artist/ Creator |
Asahi Gyokuzan |
| Period/Era | Meiji period |
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| Quantity | |
| Dimensions | |
| Material/ Technique |
ivory |
| Signature/ Inscriptions |
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| Accessories/ Contents |
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| Country/ Origin |
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| Excavation Site |
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| Related Place |
Tokyo Kyoto |
| Provenance | |
| Collection No. |
SZK000504 |
| Category | Sculpture – Ivory Carvings |
| Cultural Property Designation |
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| Notes | |
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| Permalink |
https://shozokan.nich.go.jp/en/collection/object/SZK000504
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| Last Updated |
2023/03/14 |
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Court Lady
Court Lady
This is a large-scale piece rare even in the sublime era of ivory carving in Meiji, by joining many pieces of ivory. Although the folds of the ceremonial kimono attire with twelve layers of a Japanese court lady are expressed in minute relief, and a cypress fan, a mirror, hair etc. are carved extremely realistically and elaborately, the classical female statue with grace and good-balance is expressed nobly without vain eccentricity. It is the best masterpiece of the artist who kept pursuing the possibility of ivory carving based on western scientific realism. （「New Edition Grace, Beauty and Inqenuity-Masterpices of the Museum of Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shozokan Vol.2」2003）