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15.4 x 8.3 x 8.1 cm (245 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Late Edo or Meiji Period; 19th Century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: This is a Japanese okimono of a man grimacing from a lizard biting his head. The lizard stands on top of a bag filled with millet...

21.6 x 9 x 8.8 cm (307 g)

Location: Asia, East: China, Japan
Period: Qing Dynasty or Meiji Period; 18th-19th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Furnishings : Household Accessories : Storage & Display Accessories
Description: This is a Chinese bamboo carving of a brush washer, one of the items of value for the scholar's desk...

20.7 x 8.5 x 5 cm (280 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Late Meiji Period
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: This is a Japanese okimono of a tiger, one of the animals of the Zodiac (Junishi). The carving is signed by Kah hito...

21.2 x 11.5 x 8 cm (333 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Late Edo Period; Mid 19th Century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: This is a Japanese boxwood okimono of Jurojin. He is one of the Shichi Fukujin (Seven Gods of Good Luck) and is associated with longevity...

19.7 x 1.2 x .3 cm (3 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Late Edo Period; Mid 19th Century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: This is a staff for the Japanese boxwood okimono of Jurojin, one of the Shichi Fukujin (Seven Gods of Good Luck) who is associated with longevity...

13.5 x 8.6 x 5.2 cm (278 g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Period: Qing Dynasty; 19th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art

16 x 7.5 x 3.3 cm (128 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Meiji Period; Late 19th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: This is a Japanese okimono of an oni (demon) that has disguised itself as a priest. An oni can also be classified as a type of bakemono, an unpleasant being or monster of Japanese legend...

8.3 x 7.8 x 2.5 cm (57 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Meiji Period; Late 19th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Furnishings : Furniture : Support Furniture
Description: This is the base of a Japanese okimono of an oni (demon) that has disguised itself as a priest. An oni can also be classified as a type of bakemono, an unpleasant being or monster of Japanese legend...

8.2 x 2 x 1.4 cm (14 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Meiji Period; Late 19th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: This is the sleeping mat of a Japanese okimono of an oni (demon) that has disguised itself as a priest...

6.5 x 1.2 cm (1 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Meiji Period; Late 19th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: This is the cane of a Japanese okimono of an oni (demon) that has disguised itself as a priest. An oni can also be classified as a type of bakemono, an unpleasant being or monster of Japanese legend...

9 x cm (1 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Meiji Period; Late 19th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: This is the umbrella handle of a Japanese okimono of an oni (demon) that has disguised itself as a priest...

7.3 x .8 cm (12 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Meiji Period; Late 19th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: This is the umbrella top of a Japanese okimono of an oni (demon) that has disguised itself as a priest...

14.7 x 5.4 x 1.8 cm (80 g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Period: Qing Dynasty; Late 18th - Early 19th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Furnishings : Household Accessories : Storage & Display Accessories
Description: This is a Chinese boxwood carved spectacles case from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). As the second of the five Chinese elements, wood is highly venerated as a material for decorative art...

13.7 x 1.2 x .3 cm (7 g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Period: Qing Dynasty; Late 18th - Early 19th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Furnishings : Household Accessories : Storage & Display Accessories
Description: This is the lid for a carved Chinese boxwood spectacles case from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). As the second of the five Chinese elements, wood is highly venerated as a material for decorative art...

15.9 x 7.5 x 6 cm (135 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: 19th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: This is a Japanese okimono of a tengu, a forest and mountain goblin with both Shinto and Buddhist attributes...

13 x 5.8 x 3 cm (77 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Republic of China; late 19th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art

11.9 x 5 x 4.1 cm (66 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Late Edo Period; Circa 1800
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: This Japanese okimono depicts a monkey (saru) grasping a gnarled peach branch. The Saru is one of the Zodiac and frequently plays a role in legend...

12.4 x 5.8 x 4 cm (68 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Meiji Period (1868-1912); Circa 1868-1912
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: This is a Japanese okimono of a woman, dressed in ornate clothing, holding a container. The okimono, meaning “object of display,” is a Japanese model or free-standing figure that developed from the smaller netsukes, which were clothing fasteners that appeared as three-dimensional carved figures or flattened and engraved buttons or boxes...

7.8 x 6.4 x 2.8 cm (40 g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Period: Late 19th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art

8 x 4.4 x 3.8 cm (40 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Late 18th - Early Late 19th Century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: This is a Japanese okimono of Kuan Yin (Kannon), which is another name for Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara...

20.6 x 5.5 x 3.9 cm (146 g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Period: Early Republic of China; C. 1912-1949
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art

19 x 11.4 x 9.5 cm (352 g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Period: Republic Period; 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art

6 x 5.6 x 4.7 cm (46 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Meiji Period
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: This Japanese okimono depicts a monkey (saru) with a frog on its shoulder. The saru is one of the Zodiac and frequently plays a role in legend...

12.4 x 11 x 4.5 cm (206 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Meiji Period
Classification/Nomenclature: Furnishings : Furniture : Support Furniture
Description: This is the base for a Japanese okimono of a monkey (saru) with a frog on its shoulder. The saru is one of the Zodiac and frequently plays a role in legend...

15.2 x 7 x 5.9 cm (105 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Late Meiji Period
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art