Okimono (man and child)

Japan, 19th century(?)

Ivory carving, coloured details. A man carrying a basket and a child, who is holding a large fish-shaped drum or mokugyo, which is used while chanting sutras in a Buddhist temple.

H: 13 cm

O 1235

An okimono is a decorative object that was originally displayed in a tokonoma – a recessed showcase in the livingroom of a Japanese home.