Ivory Figurine, "Okimono"
date: label: Accession Date
content: 20 Aug 1989
label: Collection Date
content: 1950
name: label: Collector
content: August Mencken
label: Donor Name
content: National Museum of American History
notes: label: Notes
content: Standing figure of a man and a boy, each holding a lotus. The boy holds a large leaf, and the man holds a tobacco pipe and the lotus flower bud with a leaf. Apparently modeled after the Two Merry Genii of Harmony and Concord. The lotus is a symbol of purity amid adverse surroundings, and creative power. Signed by Masauki, full name Kato Masayuki, a pupil of Hoshunsai. 20th century. Note: boy's right foot is missing.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 26 Apr 2024
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Japan, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Japanese
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 274913
label: USNM Number
content: E425017-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Figure
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 5.5 cm
label: Height - Object
content: 11.6 cm