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Lot 276
A Japanese wood study of Okame Meiji Period
4 – 6 November 2008, 13:00 GMT
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Find your local specialistA Japanese wood study of Okame
Meiji Period
The female figure carved seated and clothed in flowing robes, holding a fan in her left hand, with full cheeks and smiling face, 5.5cm high, signed, together with a carved model of a recumbent deer, its head raised slightly into the air, 12cm long, 9.5cm high, signed. (2)
The female figure carved seated and clothed in flowing robes, holding a fan in her left hand, with full cheeks and smiling face, 5.5cm high, signed, together with a carved model of a recumbent deer, its head raised slightly into the air, 12cm long, 9.5cm high, signed. (2)
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Okame, also known as Uzume or Otafuku, is the name for the female half of a traditional Japanese Kyogen theatre pair. She is considered to be the goddess of mirth and is frequently seen in Japanese art with full rosy cheeks and a happy smiling face.
















