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Bat, Saitō Bishū, 1970s–80s
Saitō BishūJapanese

Bat

1970s–80s · Sculpture

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Yes, receiving visitors

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Minneapolis, United States

RoomG219

On public display.

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About the sculpture

During the first quarter of the 20th century, Saitō Bishū’s grandfather founded a production group of carvers that was continued by Bishū’s father, who once employed more than forty carvers. Bishū himself learned carving from his father when he was 17, and at a young age he began reproducing antique netsuke (small carved toggles used to fasten objects to a kimono sash). His modern carvings are very imaginative and innovative, bordering on the abstract. He created this selection in the 1970s and 1980s.

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Particulars

Accession number
2024.101.45

In the catalog

SculptureIvoryPost-war art20th centuryJapan

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