Date: Circa 1880
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Product Code: KPOK192
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From our collection of Japanese fine art and antiques from the time of Emperor Meiji (1868-1912), this fascinating gold lacquer sculpture depicting a series of cresting waves, topped with five glass orbs of varying sizes. The main body of the piece is inlaid with various small pieces of shell to create a bubble-like texture to the waves.
It is likely that this Okimono was created as a Scholar’s object – a piece to contemplate and to aid the processes of writing, painting or meditation. The glass orbs almost certainly represent the tide jewels. In Japanese legend, the tide jewels are famous mythical objects owned by the Sea God “Ryujin” and they were used to control the rising Seas.
The condition is very good with some minor wear (as shown in the photographs) to the lacquer as expected with age.
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Click on the video below to see a slideshow of photographs of this wonderful Okimono:
Ryujin
Ryujin is the Dragon God of the Sea. He is considered a good god and a patron of Japan. Ryujin is able to take human form and controls the sea with two tide jewels, one lowering and the other raising the tides.
He lives under the sea in a large and impressive castle made from white and red coral, along with his two daughters and many attendants. Attendants of Ryujin can appear as sea creatures or in human form, usually wearing a hat with a fish on. He appears in many stories and legends including Benkei and the Bell and Empress Jingu.
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