Thank you for viewing my listing from among many others. This is an offering of "Inami Sculpture, Susumu Hasegawa, Carefully Crafted 'Sugawara no Michizane' Wood Carving, Sculpture, with Offering Box." This is a carefully crafted work by Susumu Hasegawa, a master of Inami carving. Inami Sculpture "Sugawara no Michizane" Snow Lantern, Sakaki Vase, Sanpo (Offering Stands), with Wooden Box Size: Approximately 30.5 x 21.5 x 33 cm Material: Japanese Zelkova (Keyaki) Snow Lantern: Extra Small (PSE compliant) Sanpo: 7 sun and 6 sun x 2 Sakaki Vase: Sakaki Vase with Lid Sakaki: Bamboo Sakaki Inami carving is a traditional craft of wood carving that developed in Nanto City, Toyama Prefecture (formerly Inami Town). In particular, it is said to have begun when local craftsmen learned techniques from sculptors dispatched from Kyoto during the reconstruction of Zuisen-ji Temple. Its characteristics include the use of domestic wood such as camphor, zelkova, and paulownia, and the creation of three-dimensional, dynamic sculptures with subjects such as people, animals, flowers, birds, wind, and moon. In addition, more than 200 chisels and carving knives are used from rough carving to finishing, and a highly advanced technique called "sukashi-bori" (openwork carving), which carves from both sides, is used. Representative works include ranma (transom), ornaments, and lion heads. Details: History: In the 18th century, during the mid-Edo period, a sculptor named Sanshiro Maekawa was dispatched from Kyoto during the reconstruction of Zuisen-ji Temple, and local craftsmen learned his techniques, which is the beginning. Features: Uses domestic wood such as camphor, zelkova, and paulownia. Subjects include people, animals, flowers, birds, wind, and moon, with three-dimensional sculptures. More than 200 chisels and carving knives are used from rough carving to finishing. A highly advanced technique called "sukashi-bori" (openwork carving), which carves from both sides, is used. Representative works: Ranma, ornaments, lion heads, etc. Present: Inami is known as one of Japan's leading wood carving production areas, and in 2018, it was certified as a Japan Heritage site as the "Wood Carving Museum of Inami, Born from a Carpenter's Chisel."