Antique Japanese Okimono Fisherman Meiji Period 1861-1933
THE CARVING HAS BEEN BEAUTIFULLY EXECUTED WITH VERY FINE DETAIL, IT DEPICTS A FISHERMAN, HOLDING IN HIS RIGHT HAND A FISHING ROD AND HOLDING IN HIS LEFT HAND A FISH HE APPEARS TO HAVE JUST CAUGHT. MOST JAPANESE OKIMONOS SO OFTEN COMBINE HUMOUR WITHIN THEIR EXAMPLES OF EVERYDAY LIFE, NORMAL PEOPLE CAPTURED IN A MOMENT OF LIVING, THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL CARVING WITH SOME REALLY NICE DETAIL. HE SITS ON AN ASSOCIATED STAND MADE FROM A ROOT CARVING WHICH SEEMS TO SUIT PERFECTLY.
IT IS SIGNED ON THE UNDER SIDE WITH TWO CHARACTER MARKS. IN OVERALL EXCELLENT ANTIQUE CONDITION, THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A BREAK IN HIS ROD AT SOME TIME IN ITS LIFE AS THERE APPEARS TO BE A SLIGHT THICKENING HALF WAY DOWN THE ROD. THE SIZE OF THE CARVING IS WITHOUT THE STAND IS 130MM HIGH X 60MM WIDE AND 55MM DEEP. AS TOGETHER THEY FORM THE BASIS OF THIS LISTING.
The item "ANTIQUE JAPANESE OKIMONO FISHERMAN MEIJI PERIOD 1861-1933" is in sale since Saturday, August 8, 2020. This item is in the category "Antiques\Asian/Oriental Antiques\Chinese\Jade/Hardstone". The seller is "rchp47" and is located in Bognor Regis. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Australia, United States, Bahrain, Canada, Brazil, Japan, New Zealand, China, Israel, Norway, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Bolivia, Barbados, Brunei darussalam, Cayman islands, Ecuador, Egypt, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, French guiana, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Macao, Monaco, Maldives, Martinique, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Paraguay, Reunion, Saudi arabia, South africa, United arab emirates, Ukraine, Chile, Bahamas, Colombia, Kuwait, Qatar, Uruguay, Viet nam.