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Lobster-shaped okimono Ise ebi, bronze figurine jizai okimono depicting a lobster; Meiji period, late 19th century 1868–1912, Japan. Inscription/history: This type of lobster is called Ise ebi because many are harvested in Ise Province Mie Prefecture; the spiny shell is said to protect people from demons oni and bring good luck. In some regions of Ise Province, lobster shells were used to decorate sacred ropes shimenawa at shrines. Sculpture; length 42.0 cm, width 21.0 cm, weight 1.08 kg., A sculpted brown object resembling a crustacean rests on a smooth surface with a gradient background that transitions from light gray near the surface to darker gray toward the top. The object has a segmented body, a fan-like tail, several jointed legs and antennae, and a textured surface with darker and lighter brown tones. The surface beneath and around the object is mostly white to very pale gray, and the scene is evenly lit with soft shadows beneath the object.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A22_416

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (628.9Ko) / 50.8cm x 38.1cm / 6000 x 4500 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Lobster-shaped okimono Ise ebi bronze figurine jizai okimono depicting lobster Meiji period late 19th century 1868–1912 Japan Inscription history type called Ise ebi harvested Ise Province Mie Prefecture spiny shell said protect people demons oni bring good luck regions Ise Province lobster shells decorate sacred ropes shimenawa shrines Sculpture length 42.0 cm width 21.0 cm weight 1.08 kg sculpted brown object resembling crustacean rests smooth surface gradient background transitions light gray near surface darker gray top segmented body fan- tail several jointed legs antennae textured surface darker lighter brown tones surface beneath mostly white pale gray scene evenly lit soft shadows beneath object.