20th Century Japanese Carved Bone Okimono Carved Figure of the Seated Buddha

Late 19th C Japanese carved hardwood okimono of a man, circa 1890 This top quality and most impressive large scale Japanese carved hardwood okimono superbly depicts a characterful study of a delightfully crafty looking man. He is dressed simply in a robe. On his back, he has a rolled woven mat for resting and a turtle shell sun hat hangs below. On his side hanging from his waist sash, there is a simple hand fan made from woven palm leaves and around his neck, he is wearing a string of very large beads. This unfortunate character is on a journey and he seems to have lost or broken one sandal. His foot is sore and he is resting it on his gnarly walking stick. He has one arm outstretched and is holding out a large piece of fresh fruit as an offering perhaps to barter for new sandals...

This most pleasing hand carved hardwood Japanese Meiji period okimono depicts a muscular prowling tiger. Its body is slightly lowered in a stalking position with its mouth open showi...

19th century Grand Tour plaster figure of Dianne the Huntress, C 1870 This large and decorative example dates to the mid 19th century. It is cast with good detail in plaster and h...

A 19th C Asian carved gilt wood Buddha This highly decorative Burmese or Indian carved hardwood study of the seated Buddha has been well carved in ...

A rare African carved hardwood and bone study of a Hippopotamus. This fabulous and amusing hand carved study of a hippopotamus originates from Africa and is primitively carved fro...

A highly detailed bronze study of King Arthur in ornate armour. This superbly sculpted bronze study of the English King Arthur dressed for battle in very elaborate armour is entit...

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...

An elegant Japanese cast bronze okimono of a swimming carp, Taisho Period (1912 - 1926), early 20th century, Japan. The graceful fish portrayed realistically in motion, as if swimmi...

A wood carved sculpture depicting a seated smiling Buddha. Unsigned, artist unknown. Carved from a solid piece of wood and painted with flesh, pink and green tones. Origin unknown, l...

This buddha is in Jade, in, a green color. He is sitted on his wood base. It has been done in china during the 20th century.

A sensitively carved limestone monumental head of the Buddha, China, mid-20th century. The large carved limestone head displays a quiet sensuousness typical of the Northern Qi style, and follows Northern Qi stylistic conventions, with an oval shaped head covered in pinwheel shaped curls. His full lips...

Hand carved wooden Buddha, polychrome from the early 20th Century Dimensions: Height: 65 in. Width: 28 in. Depth: 19 in.