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particularly suitable for gold lacquer inro, because the lacquer received no injury from contact with the netsuke.”
N.B. The term Kuwara-netsuke signifies round netsuke with smooth edges, commonly known in Japan as manju-netsuke, because of the resemblance its shape bears to a rice-dumpling (manju). Such netsuke are also called riusa, after the name of their originator.
- Sadanosuke. (d. 1795.) Metal-founder.
- Sahei. 16th cent. Celebrated for casting tea-urns having “brush-mark” decoration. Metal-founder.
- Saihojutsu. First half of 19th cent. Netsuke-carver.
- Sakata. Chikuyen. Present time. A wood-carver of Osaka; pupil of Morikawa Kyōyen. Celebrated for carvings of sparrows.
- Sakunai. Tsunejiro. A worker in cloisonné enamels; pupil of Isaburo.
- Sanehisa. (d. 1603.) Yojiro. Second son of Nagoya Yashichiro (Zensho). In 1584 cast an image of Buddha 16 ft. high for the Dai-butsu temple in Kyoto. Cast many celebrated tea-urns. Metal-founder.
- Sanko. 19th cent. (d. 1860.) A netsuke-shi of Osaka.
- Sanko. 18th cent. A netsuke-carver of Osaka. The Soken Kisho says: “His technical skill as a carver was great, and he was a faithful copyist, but unfortunately his works are deficient in tone.”
- Satake. Sohichi. 18th cent. A netsuke-carver of Osaka. The Soken Kisho says: “An architectural sculptor by profession, he was also very skilled in carving netsuke, in ivory and in wood, both coloured and plain.”
- Sano. Koichi. Present day. Ivory-carver of Tokyo.
- Sato. To. Present day. Ivory-carver of Tokyo.
- Sato. Hirashi. 17th cent. Pupil of Nagoshi Masataka. Metal-founder.
- Sawaoka. Chiuhei. 19th cent. (d. 1836.) A wood-carver of Kanazawa.
- Seibei. 18th cent. A netsuke-carver of Kyoto. The Soken Kisho says: “His skill was so great that the epithet Seibei-bori (Seibei carving) came to be applied to all glyptic work of beauty and refinement, whether from his or other hands. Many imitations of his netsuke are now (1781) to be found.”
- Seimin. Present day. An ivory-carver of Tokyo; pupil of Rakumin. Up to 1876 he carved netsuke only, but thereafter he produced the small alcove ornaments which have found so much favour with foreign collectors. Among his netsuke the representations of frogs were so good that people called him “Kayeru Seimin” (frog Seimin).
- Seimin. 18th and 19th cent. (b. 1769, d. 1840). A celebrated bronze-caster of Yedo, specially skilled in producing the golden-yellow bronze called “Sentoku.”
- Sekku. 19th cent. (d. 1890.) Art name of a wood-carver of Mikuni; son of Shima Sessei.
- Shibata. Ichirobei. 18th cent. A netsuke-carver of Osaka.
- Shibayama. Saichi. 19th cent. A skilled wood-carver of Kyoto.
- Shiho. Ampei. 18th cent. (d. 1842.) A highly skilled metal-caster who worked for many years in Kaga. Art name, Ryumondo.
- Shikida. Otajiro. Present day. A carver of netsuke and alcove ornaments in Kyoto. Highly skilled.
- Shima. Sessei. 19th cent. (d. 1888.) A wood-carver of Mikuni, celebrated for minute work. Had the art rank of Hokkyo.
- Shimamura. Ryōmin. 19th cent. (d. 1896.) A skilled ivory-carver of Tokyo.
- Shimamura. Hōmei. Present day. Ivory-carver of Tokyo.
- Shimizu. Tahei. 17th cent. Pupil of Nagoya Masataka. Metal-founder.
- Shinkai. Taketaro. Present day. A wood-carver of Tokyo, who works in the modem style.
- Shinshi. Sairyukei. (First half of 19th cent.) Netsuke-carver.
- Shiugetsu. 18th cent. A netsuke-carver of Yedo. Had the art title of Hōgen. The Soken Kisho says: “A skilled pictorial artist, he has received the title of ‘Hōgen’ in recognition of his talents. He also carves netsuke which are of great excellence.”
N.B. This Shiugetsu is not to be confounded with the celebrated pupil of Sesshiu, who flourished in the 16th cent.
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