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Okimono: Samurai (1999.13.0001A)
21 x 12.4 x 9.5 cm (310 g)
Carved figure of standing samurai warrior. Arms are raised. Wearing robe and armor. Barefoot. Bald with band around head. Long mustache. Inlaid eyes and ornaments on cuirass and leggings. Figure secured to base (1999.13.0001B)
Okimono Base (1999.13.0001B)
16.2 x 12.5 x 2.8 cm (329 g)
Carved wood base. Oblong with four wide legs. Smooth top with irregular sides. Signature of artist carved on bottom of pedestal. Figure secured to base.
Okimono: Monkey Trainer (1999.13.0002)
15.5 x 6.8 x 6.6 cm (175 g)
Carved figure of standing man with monkey on back. Man robed with sandles. A circular object with spiral pattern hangs in front of the man's chest. Holding in right hand a rope tied to monkey's neck . In left hand is a branch with leaves and fruit. The man is carrying a pack on his back and wears an inro with netsuke in shape of a face. Standing on irregular circular base. Inset eyes on man and monkey.
Bodhisattva Guanyin (1999.13.0003)
32.9 x 12.5 x 10 cm (880 g)
Carved wood elongated figure of deity. Wearing ornate robes and sash. Barefoot. Hair wrapped with diadem in knot over head with strands and streamers looping to either side of head. Holds basket with flowers in right hand. Indentations on either side of left hand.
Foreigner (1999.13.0004)
21.5 x 12.2 x 11.6 cm (574 g)
Carved bamboo figure of Western monk holding bowl in both hands. Wearing robe and capelet.
Daoist Deity (1999.13.0005)
21.5 x 14.5 x 12.3 cm (480 g)
Carved bamboo figure, depicting a robed and seated male deity holding a finger on his right hand to his ear, his left hand extended palm upward at his waist. His left foot rests on a broad-leaved, foliate element with a stem carved free from the figure. The figure's headress drapes down his back to the hem of his robe.
Perfume Holder (1999.13.0006A)
16.7 x 4.2 x 4.1 cm (46 g)
Stained bamboo perfume holder, tubular in shape, with removable base and lid. The holder is pierced, carved, and incised to depict an elaborate landscape. Moving upward and counter-clockwise, the scene depicts a rocky outcropping, a bearded warrior armed with a sword astride a pacing horse on a winding road. The road leads to a cluster of three buildings among pines and bamboo with a person standing in a door. In the distance is an arched bridge beneath incised lines suggesting clouds. The rim terminates in two bas-relief reels.
Perfume Holder Lid (1999.13.0006B)
4.4 x 3 cm (18 g)
Turned wooden lid with cylindrical stopper exhibiting slight threads. The lid is moderately domed with an upturned rim, two incised concentric lathe-turned lines, and a central knob.
Okimono: Shinto God of Thunder Raiden and Son (1999.13.0007)
15.3 x 7.7 x 6.9 cm (150 g)
Carved wood figure of standing demon-like creature with smaller creature on his back. Both figures wear lower garments tied at the waist and pulled between the legs. Both have horns, claws, pointed ears and beards. They wear bracelets. The larger figure holds a bag in his right hand and supports the creature on his back with his left. He is wearing anklets and stands on a rock-like base.
Okimono: Toad (1999.13.0008)
15.5 x 8.6 x 6.2 cm (131 g)
Carving of wooden toad seated on an old sandal. Black inset eyes. Roping of sandal strap continues underneath raising figure up so it appears to be floating. Details of straw sole on bottom side carved.
Rootwood Sculpture (1999.13.0009)
17 x 12.6 x 7 cm (288 g)
Wood sculpture carved and polished to accentuate the natural shape of the root.
Okimono: Entwined Saru, Monkeys (1999.13.0010)
7.6 x 6.6 x 6.5 cm (104 g)
A carved wooden figurine depicting a group of five monkeys. The mother is hunched over, holding a fruit in her left hand. In her other hand, she holds a hoe-like object below a second large fruit. Her left rear leg grips a third fruit below her. Five smaller monkeys climb over her and each other on her left-hand side. Signature of artist in Japanese characters appear on underside of the piece. Inset eyes in dark horn.
Rootwood Sculpture: Pomegranate (1999.13.0011)
22.8 x 20.8 x 16.9 cm (1063 g)
Piece of root carved in the shape of a pomegranate on a stem coming out of base. Irregularities and shape of the root are left natural. Stem of pomegranate attached to underside of base with nails.
Okimono: Sumo Wrestlers (1999.13.0012)
38.6 x 20.9 x 14.5 cm (984 g)
Carved figure of two sumo wrestlers on rectangular table-like base. One figure is lifting the other wrestler by his waistband and thigh. Raised wrestler wrapping his right arm behind the standing figure's neck and right leg twists around his left leg. Inlaid eyes. Figures carved separately from base.
Brush Pot (1999.13.0013)
15.2 x 15 x 13 cm (937 g)
Carved wood brush pot. Multiple openings in sides. Shaped and polished to accentuate the natural shape of the wood.
Taoist Immortal on Water Buffalo (1999.13.0014)
26.6 x 18.2 x 14.6 cm (778 g)
Carved bamboo figure of man sitting on a water buffalo. Man leaning forward with right hand up to forehead. Wearing a robe, barefoot and with a hat on his back. Left hand holding rope tied around base of the buffalo's long horns. Buffalo stands on circular ring-like base.
Ascetic Lohan Tama Badra (1999.13.0015A)
14 x 7.1 x 6.6 cm (136 g)
Carved wood figure of ematiated ascetic. Seated on oblong object. Wearing only a short lower garment. Bald with mustache and beard. Holding rosary beads in right hand draped over knee. Sandals beside figure. Circular base carved with grass or mat-like design.
Base (1999.13.0015B)
9.7 x 9.2 x 1.9 cm (66 g)
Carved wood base. Black coloring. Low with irregularly carved rock-like sides with openings. Smooth center area.
Ruyi, Scepter (1999.13.0016)
32.1 x 9 x 6.1 cm (144 g)
Carved wood scepter. Long curving handle and oblong head carved with dragons in relief. Tails of some of the dragons wrap around to the underside.
Two Immortals Hehe Erxian (1999.13.0017A)
20.5 x 16.3 x 9 cm (539 g)
Carved wood figures of two jovial men wearing loose fitting robes open at front. One man standing with right foot resting on basket. Other man seated. Behind them cloud like spirals are rising within which there are two bats. Inset teeth and eyeballs.
Base (1999.13.0017B)
18.7 x 12.6 x 4.6 cm (225 g)
Carved wood base in form of rocky landscape with pine trees. Four feet at corners.
Ascetic Lohan Nandimitra (1999.13.0018)
21 x 14.7 x 11.4 cm (745 g)
Carved wood figure of ematiated ascetic. Seated on rock. Wearing only a lower garment. Bald with mustache and beard. Holding rosary beads in right hand. Holding palm-leaf manuscript in left hand.
Okimono: Entwined Sambiki Saru (Apes) Mizaru, Kinkazaru and Iwazaru (1999.13.0019)
9.4 x 6.5 x 5 cm (84 g)
The carved image of three apes. One stands in the background, his ears covered by the two seated at each leg. The right hand of the standing ape covers the mouth of one of the seated apes, while his other hand covers the eyes of the second.
Okimono: Rat Catcher (1999.13.0020)
6.8 x 4.9 x 4.9 cm (45 g)
Carved wood figure of man squatting. Holds club in right hand. Left hand on lid of box. Rat crawling on man's left shoulder. Figure turns his head to the right and mouth is wide open. Wears a short lower garment. Engraved signature on bottom.
Carving: Two Fishermen (1999.13.0021)
23.5 x 7.1 x 6.9 cm (188 g)
Carved bamboo figures of fishermen and boat. Simple raft with standing bearded figure in robes holding large openwork basket and standing beside fish nets. Miniature figure kneels holding basket along side. Third standing figure wearing pants and long hair is guiding raft with a pole. At bow of boat is a smaller basket, two birds, probably Comorants, and two fish. Waves curl up around sides of boat. Raft of six arching bamboo beams lashed together.