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Antique Japanese Carved Okimono
Father and Son
Catching Jishin-Uwo

Signature: Masayuki, Circa: Early 1900s'

H 9 in.(22cm), W 3 in.(7.5cm), D 1.75 in.(4.5cm)

Condition: fair to good

In Japan, it said that when the earth shakes that it is caused by the jishin-uwo, the earthquake fish, a catfish like creature of gargantuan proportions. The jishen-uwo, is said to be seven hundred miles long and to hold the world on its back. Specifically it stretches the length of the island of Japan. It is said that as soon as this creatures large feelers move that an earthquake is about to rumble.

This finely rendered late Meiji Era ivory okimono depicts a gargantuan jishin-uwo that leaps above a father and son who gaze forward anchored in a peaceful but proactive stance. The depiction of father and son is representative of Mejii era characterizations that depict the intimacies of personal life. Here there the strength of family and the purity of filial bonds sustain regardless of exterior circumstances. The father and son appear to ride the swirl of the wave itself steadiness amongst turbulence. The facial countenances on both the father and son reveal both archetypal and individual characteristics. The father and son's kimonos lie on their bodies with natural ease and are embellished with distinctive traditional Japanese textile motifs. The fishing basket is rendered in high detail as is the net carried by the son. The base of the figure is signed and displays the distinctive crystalline structure of the walrus tusk amongst an artfully etched leaf motif. This ivory okimono has few minor age cracks, oveall remains in very good condition. (SD)


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