Width: 14cms
Height: 14cms
Date: 1868-1912
£POA - What does POA mean?
Product Code: KPME07
Simply put, POA stands for “Price on Application”.
With some of our pieces, we prefer not to openly publish our asking price. We absolutely welcome visitors to the website to contact us to enquire about the cost of such pieces.
We just prefer to have a conversation to allow us to explain the pricing as well as to talk in more detail about the piece in question.
It doesn’t necessarily mean that it is a super expensive piece but it may just be that there is something unique or special that we would like to be able to tell you about in more detail.
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This wonderful Iron model of a crab is fully articulated and signed Myochin. Dating from the Japanese Meiji-era, this piece is in excellent condition and is just part of our collection of articulated metalwork creatures.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us for more photographs, videos or to arrange an appointment.
Crab
The crab is a popular food source in Japan, they are admired for their fighting spirit. There is a species of crab native to Japan known as heikegani, it is known as the samurai crab due to the markings on its shell resembling an angry samurai face, if caught these crabs must be thrown back as it is believed they are the reincarnations of the Heike warriors.
Jizai Okimono
Jizai (meaning ‘at will’) Okimono (meaning ‘decorative object’) are realistic articulated figures of insects, birds, reptile, fish and mythical beasts. Most early examples are made of iron, but copper, bronze and silver became popular in later designs.
It is not clear for what purpose Jizai Okimono were originally made, but the general consensus is that as Japan became unified and more peaceful, the demand for armor and weaponry greatly diminished, and eventually the wearing of swords was banned entirely. So the armor makers turned their skills to making other items such as Jizai okimono.
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