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Early 20th Century Japanese Bronze Okimono of a "Crayfish"

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An eye catching Japanese Okimono bronze study of a lobster with very fine intricate hand finished surface detail and good rich brown colour, signed to underside of tail Additional information Length: 48 cm Width: 31 cm Condition: Excellent Original Condition Circa: 1910 Materials: Bronze About Japanese Okimono Okimono is a Japanese term meaning “ornament for display; objet d’art; decorative object”, typically displayed in a tokonoma “alcove” or butsudan “Buddhist altar”.The Japanese okimono compounds oku “put; place; set; lay out; assign; station; leave” and mono “thing; object; article”. The Oxford English Dictionary defines the loanword okimono, “A standing ornament or figure, especially one put in a guest room of a house”, and records the first usage in 1886 by William Anderson. Japanese okimono may be a small Japanese carving, similar to, but larger than netsuke. Unlike netsuke, which had a specific purpose, Japanese okimono were purely decorative and were displayed in the tokonoma. During the Meiji period many Japanese okimono were made for export to the west.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 7.09 in (18 cm)Width: 18.9 in (48 cm)Depth: 12.21 in (31 cm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Bronze,Cast,Patinated
  • Period:
    Early 20th Century
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1910
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 89011stDibs: LU3216333640402

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