✳︎ Old Wood Carving Nanbu Horse, Second Generation Sho-shu, Toshinobu Yamaguchi (Medium Size) ✳︎ Size: Approximately 15cm wide x 4cm deep x 12cm high ✳︎ Please check the condition carefully in the photos. Only the item itself, no box or shiori (explanatory card). Toshinobu Yamaguchi, the second generation Sho-shu, is a wood carving artist specializing in Oriental sculptures. He creates works such as single-knife carved horses and Aomori Nanbu horses. 【Second Generation Sho-shu Yamaguchi】Toshinobu Yamaguchi <1940〜> 1956 (Showa 31): Single-knife carved Nanbu horse Studied under the founder, Mr. Sho-shu Hiraga. 1968 (Showa 43): Became independent as Yamaguchi Wood Carving Crafts. 1977 (Showa 52): Exhibited at the 32nd National Sports Festival Exhibition, Showa Emperor purchased a wood-carved Nanbu horse. 1994 (Heisei 6): First selection for the 26th Nitten (Japan Fine Arts Exhibition) with the wood carving of a light breed horse, "Tagiru (Boiling)". 1996 (Heisei 8): Exhibited the wood-carved Nanbu horse "Ochimizu (Elixir of Youth)" at the 26th Japan Sculpture Association Exhibition. 1996 (Heisei 8): Held a solo exhibition "Mizu-umaya (Water Station)" at the Aomori Citizens' Art Exhibition Hall in April. 1998 (Heisei 10): Exhibited the wood carving of a young horse "Konkon to (Bubbling)" at the 28th Japan Sculpture Association Exhibition. 1999 (Heisei 11): Exhibited the large wood carving work "Mizu-umaya (Return, Kandachiba)" at the 29th Japan Sculpture Association Exhibition. 2012 (Heisei 24): Donated a 180cm wood-carved Jizo statue "Ichirizuka" to Noda Village, Iwate Prefecture, in 2011 to pray for the repose of the souls of the victims and the recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake. 2013 (Heisei 25): Exhibited the wood-carved horse "Kaikyo (Nostalgia)" at the 43rd Japan Sculpture Exhibition. 2014 (Heisei 26): Exhibited the wood-carved horse "Tenma Shiyo (Heavenly Horse Male and Female)" at the 44th Japan Sculpture Exhibition. The "Nanbu Horse" was said to be 10cm to 20cm taller than other native Japanese horses. Some say that it may have been a horse that arrived through trade with the [Bohai Kingdom], which was founded at the end of the 7th century. The exchange, which lasted for about 200 years until the fall of the lost kingdom "[Bohai Kingdom]", has unearthed artifacts from the Sea of Japan side of Japan, such as [Kanazawa / Tsuruga / Akita] through the northern route. Economic animals, "horses," were also imported, and it is said that livestock farming took root in the southern part of the Ou region, which was more suitable for horse breeding. ◉⤵︎ Search terms below Nokan Kogei Kenkyujo (Agricultural Off-Season Craft Research Institute) Shigezo Kudo Michinoku Mingei (Folk Crafts) Teizo Soma Sōetsu Yanagi Shōji Hamada Kanjirō Kawai Sho-shu Hiraga Kyoji Hiraga Sato Hiraga Hiraga Town Owani Town Beauty of Use Asunaro Chō (Asunaro Carving) Kandachiba (Cold Standing Horse) Ittō-bori (Single-Knife Carving) Nanbu Horse Yamaguchi Wood Carving Crafts Aomori Crafts Mingei (Folk Crafts) Nōmin Bijutsu (Peasant Art) Yakumo Mamori (Amulet) Local Toys Sakhalin Kōun Takamura Goroshu Kimura Folk Toy fork toy Kogin-zashi (Kogin Embroidery) Vine Craft The Royal Fary Yūshun (Excellent Horse)