Japanese Fisherman Holding Oar Bronze Okimono Sculpture.
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Japanese Fisherman Holding Oar Bronze Okimono Sculpture

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This piece is a Japanese late Edo to Meiji period (late 19th to early 20th century) patinated bronze okimono (decorative sculpture) depicting a traditional fisherman standing on a rocky outcrop along water currents, holding an oar alongside a detailed basket (biku).  The hollow basket might have been used as an inkwell or incense burner.

Beautiful and intricate carvings, expressive face, detailed hair dressing and clothing on an original wooden base and foundry marked

Dimensions:

Height: 40 cm / 15.74 inches

Base: 30.5 x 18 cm / 12 x 7 inches

Weight: 3.2 Kg / 7 lbs.

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A Japanese fisherman clad in a short kimono and a woven straw apron (mino). The expressive facial feature, bare feet, and muscular detailing are characteristic of Japanese realism popular in bronze metalwork from probably the Meiji era (1868–1912).

While styled as an okimono (display figure), pieces with hollowed containers like the fish basket shown here were often designed to function dual-purpose as inkwells, brush washers (fude-arai), or incense burners.

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