Japanese Articulated Copper Jizai Okimono of a Cricket
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Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Metalwork: Pre 1900: Item # 1405420
Directory: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Japanese: Metalwork: Pre 1900: Item # 1405420
Zentner Collection
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5757 Horton Street
Emeryville, CA 94608
510.653.5181
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5757 Horton Street
Emeryville, CA 94608
510.653.5181
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$1,075.00
Antique Japanese cast copper jizai okimono of an articulated cricket. Small, articulated metal figures of this type are called jizai okimono (literally "free decorative object"). They typically have moveable bodies, arms, legs. Each copper section of this okimono is finely cast, depicting a natural realism, a style that was prominent during the Meiji Period. All six legs, wings and both long antennas are movable. The base of the cricket is signed: Zaodo.
Provenance: British private collection.
Date: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Dimensions: 5" x 1.25" with antennas
Provenance: British private collection.
Date: Meiji Period (1868-1912)
Dimensions: 5" x 1.25" with antennas
