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Antique Japanese Boxwood Okimono of a Blind Man With a Young Female Guide. 19th century
Antique Japanese Boxwood Okimono of a Blind Man With a Young Female Guide. 19th century
Antique Japanese Boxwood Okimono of a Blind Man With a Young Female Guide. 19th century
Antique Japanese Boxwood Okimono of a Blind Man With a Young Female Guide. 19th century
Antique Japanese Boxwood Okimono of a Blind Man With a Young Female Guide. 19th century
Antique Japanese Boxwood Okimono of a Blind Man With a Young Female Guide. 19th century
Antique Japanese Boxwood Okimono of a Blind Man With a Young Female Guide. 19th century
Antique Japanese Boxwood Okimono of a Blind Man With a Young Female Guide. 19th century
Antique Japanese Boxwood Okimono of a Blind Man With a Young Female Guide. 19th century
Antique Japanese Boxwood Okimono of a Blind Man With a Young Female Guide. 19th century
Antique Japanese Boxwood Okimono of a Blind Man With a Young Female Guide. 19th century
Antique Japanese Boxwood Okimono of a Blind Man With a Young Female Guide. 19th century

Antique Japanese Boxwood Okimono of a Blind Man With a Young Female Guide. 19th century

£180.00 + postage

 
Rare Japanese boxwood carving depicting a blind man leaning on his cane and being led by a young female – possibly his daughter. An unusual and touching theme rarely depicted by Japanese artists. Kimonos of both figures are heavily decorated with hand-painted gilt patterns. Old repair to the leg of the man and small break to the woman’s kimono near the base of the figure. Rubbing to the gilding consistent with age.

Height: 10.5 cm

Origin: Japan
Date of production: 19th century, Meiji period
Material: wood

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Rare Japanese boxwood carving depicting a blind man leaning on his cane and being led by a young female – possibly his daughter. An unusual and touching theme rarely depicted by Japanese artists. Kimonos of both figures are heavily decorated with hand-painted gilt patterns. Old repair to the leg of the man and small break to the woman’s kimono near the base of the figure. Rubbing to the gilding consistent with age.

Height: 10.5 cm

Origin: Japan
Date of production: 19th century, Meiji period
Material: wood

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