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 highly stylized cock with a man on its back. The man is also standing and holding a feather fan. In the Japanese tradition, the cock is a talisman against evil spirits, and is believed to be a messenger of the Sun Goddess. Probably a humorous representation of the fleeing scene of the legendary figure Dainagon Yukinari at daybreak, warned by the crowing of the cock. Signed by Shosei. Base is broken.
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: E425013-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Figure
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 3.9 cm
label: Height - Object
content: 9.2 cm