Caption

Okimono in the shape of a group of six singing people; maker, Japanese, Meiji period late 19th century; figurines/okimono carved as musicians depicting a courtesan with a small kamuro servant, a townswoman carrying a lantern, a wealthy merchant with a fan, a messenger with an oblong box, and a blind Buddhist monk with a shaved head leaning on a cane; sculpture; height 5.1 cm, width 5.2 cm, depth 4.5 cm., A group of small carved figures made of a creamy off-white material with darker incised details arranged on a rounded base, showing a central figure wearing a patterned robe and ornate headdress flanked by several other figures with varied headwear and facial expressions, some holding objects and one with a staff; the carving displays fine etched patterns and hair details highlighted in dark tones, and the visible colors are creamy off-white, black, and hints of brown against a neutral gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A24_177

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77.2Mb (1.4Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4499 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Okimono shape group six singing people maker Japanese Meiji period late 19th century figurines okimono carved musicians depicting courtesan small kamuro servant townswoman carrying lantern wealthy merchant fan messenger oblong box blind Buddhist monk shaved head leaning cane sculpture height 5.1 cm width 5.2 cm depth 4.5 cm small carved figures creamy off-white material darker incised details arranged rounded base showing central figure wearing patterned robe ornate headdress flanked several varied headwear facial expressions holding objects staff carving displays fine etched patterns hair details highlighted dark tones visible colors creamy off-white black hints brown neutral gray background.