Antique
Japanese Ivory Okimono
Four
Immortals
Riding On Clouds
Signed: Komin. Circa: Meiji, early 1900S'
H 5.25 in.(13.5cm), W 1.75in.(4.5cm), D 1.25 in.(3cm)
Condition: minor loss, o.a. very good Antique
ivory okimono, light cream in color with markings and patina of age. Nicely balanced
design with engraved details, depicting three figures in a rocky landscape where
a Tennin, a Buddhist angel who appears on a mountain playing a biwa or drum, has
alighted. To encounter one, according to Japanese Buddhism, the pilgrim must climb
to the summit. Among
the figures is an elder holding a scroll who stands with a goat, symbol of the
retired life. The two smaller figures are on their way up the mountain to meet
the Tennin, who is pictured with feathered wings and flying celestial scarves.
Signed in a cartouche on the bottom: Komin.
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