École FRANÇAISE du XVIIIe siècle - Lot 161

Lot n° 161
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École FRANÇAISE du XVIIIe siècle - Lot 161
École FRANÇAISE du XVIIIe siècle Head of a man White marble H. 30 cm and base H. 18 cm (Restoration to the nose) Base stamped Kichizo Inagaki (1876-1951) Related literature : -Charles Wesley Hourdé, " Kichizô Inagaki : dans l'ombre des grands du XXème siècle ", in Tribal Art, n°66, 2012. In the spirit of antiquity, this white marble head rests on an elegant wooden base stamped with the name of the cabinet maker Kichizô Inagaki. Born in Murakami, Japan, he was trained in woodworking and lacquerware by his father, a carpenter for the imperial court. He continued his training at the Tokyo School of Fine Arts where he took courses in sculpture and more particularly in modeling, a discipline imported from the West. Kichizô Inagaki lived in Hong Kong for two years before moving to Paris in 1906. He survives thanks to the small wooden animal sculptures that he sells in the street. His talent was noticed by archaeology, African and Oceanic art dealers such as Joseph Brummer. The latter often called upon Kichizô Inagaki to create pedestals. Joseph Brummer, who was close to Auguste Rodin, introduced him to Inagaki. From there a friendship between the two men was born. This relationship with the master of Meudon brought him many collaborations with great Parisian artists in order to highlight the works thanks to refined and original pedestals.
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