Antique Japanese Celluloid
Statue Doll Okimono
Shell Water Wheel Village Japan
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Type: Statue Sculpture (Okimono)
Material: Celluloid (Antique Plastic)
Age: Taisho Period (1912-1926) or pre-1945 Shōwa era (1926–1945)
Origin/Maker: Japan. Unsigned
Size: 2 1/4" tall (5.715 cm)
Weight: 1.3 oz (36 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Vendor at Ventura CA Flea Market, 10 JUL 2024
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. No cracks or chips. Some light surface wear.
Subject: Yellow white celluloid plastic figurine of a village farmhouse with a water wheel within a clam shell. Within the scene is a tree, boat, two children, two chickens, and a bridge. The water wheel moves freely on a metal nail. Outside of clam has a design of Mt. Fuji, a pagoda, bridge, and a torii (shrine gate); possibly a design of Chureito pagoda. Similar design to an anabori "Clam's Dream" netsuke.
Location:
Antique Japanese Celluloid Statue Doll Okimono Shell Water Wheel Village Japan
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See also:
Type: Statue Sculpture (Okimono)
Material: Celluloid (Antique Plastic)
Age: Taisho Period (1912-1926) or pre-1945 Shōwa era (1926–1945)
Origin/Maker: Japan. Unsigned
Size: 2 1/4" tall (5.715 cm)
Weight: 1.3 oz (36 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: Vendor at Ventura CA Flea Market, 10 JUL 2024
Condition: Item is used in good condition commensurate with age, see photos. No cracks or chips. Some light surface wear.
Subject: Yellow white celluloid plastic figurine of a village farmhouse with a water wheel within a clam shell. Within the scene is a tree, boat, two children, two chickens, and a bridge. The water wheel moves freely on a metal nail. Outside of clam has a design of Mt. Fuji, a pagoda, bridge, and a torii (shrine gate); possibly a design of Chureito pagoda. Similar design to an anabori "Clam's Dream" netsuke.
Location:
Antique Japanese Celluloid Statue Doll Okimono Shell Water Wheel Village Japan
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