Vintage Chinese Handcarved Hegagonal Marble Stamp Dragon 6” Kyodai Japanese cloisonné artisans started to

Japanese cloisonné artisans started to innovate with bolder designs and a broader palette of enamel colors

This kokeshican smoothly turn her head and is carved in all natural white wood

Signed or titled in calligraphy

Hand painted on silk with Koi fish and lotus

It has been in storage or carefully displayed for much of the past century and with exception to some minor signs of wear

Vintage Chinese Handcarved Hegagonal Marble Stamp Dragon 6” Kyodai Japanese cloisonné artisans started toThis is a vintage Chinese late marble or hard igneous stone name stamp known as an inkan. In Japan and China one does not sign, but rather stamp ones name with a chop or inkan like this one. This inkan has a hand carved Bull motif on top with a name carved on its flat bottom. The Tiger carving is very well done (see close up pictures). This over a half century old inkan stamp measures 3" tall by 2" wide by 1 1 8 thick. Despite some minor signs of use,