Caption

Okimono in the shape of a group of six singing people; late 19th century Meiji period, Japan; sculptural figurine okimono; height 5.1 cm, width 5.2 cm, depth 4.5 cm. The group of six figures depicts representatives of various urban environments of old Japan: 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. Japanese art; materials and, A group of small carved figures arranged on a round base, all carved from a pale ivory-colored material with darker brownish-black accents in the hair and carved details; the figures wear intricately carved garments with patterned textures and raised folds, showing a few layered robes and sashes; several figures have hair styled in traditional updos or shaved heads with dark inlaid hair, and their faces are smooth and expressive with subtle smiles or open mouths; one figure holds a staff, another appears to hold a rectangular carved object, and a smaller figure stands near the front with folded hands; the overall color palette includes ivory, cream, dark brown, and touches of black, set against a neutral gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A24_181

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77.2Mb (926.5Kb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4499 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Okimono shape group six singing people late 19th century Meiji period Japan sculptural figurine okimono height 5.1 cm width 5.2 cm depth 4.5 cm six figures depicts representatives various urban environments old Japan courtesan small kamuro servant townswoman carrying lantern wealthy merchant fan messenger oblong box blind Buddhist monk shaved head leaning cane Japanese art materials small carved figures arranged round base pale ivory-colored material darker brownish-black accents hair carved details figures wear intricately garments patterned textures raised folds showing layered robes sashes several figures hair styled traditional updos shaved heads dark inlaid hair faces smooth expressive subtle smiles open mouths figure holds staff another hold rectangular object smaller figure stands near front folded hands color palette includes ivory cream dark brown touches black set neutral gray background.