HAND CARVED !! Large Rare Antique Finely Carved (Cherry or Hard) Polished Japanese Figurine

RARE VERSION OF THE HAND CARVED AND POLISHED ANTIQUE HARD OR CHERRYWOOD JAPANESE FISHERMAN

THIS ITEM DATES BACK TO THE LATE 1800's OR VERY EARLY 1900's AND IS A RARE VERSION OF THE USUALLY DEPICTED JAPANESE FISHERMAN.  A LARGE HAND CARVED AND POLISHED FIGURINE WHICH DEPICTS THE FISHERMAN IN VERY DETAILED MANNER, WITH A STAFF IN HIS RIGHT HAND UPON WHICH A PAIR OF FISH ARE SECURED AT THE TOP.  HE HOLDS A WEAVE BASKET IN HIS LEFT HAND AND HIS BEARD APPEARS TO BE ENTERING THE BASKET.    INSTEAD OF THE CHILD AT HIS SIDE WHICH IS MOST OFTEN SEEN IN OTHER FIGURINES OF THIS KIND, THE FISHERMAN IS ACCOMPANIED BY A BIRD AT HIS LEFT FOOT HOLDING A FISH IN ITS BEAK AND A FISH AT HIS RIGHT FOOT ABOVE A WAVE.   THE FISHERMAN HAS A LARGE HAT UPON HIS BACK

STAMPS/MARKS ETC : NOT MARKED OR SIGNED

CONDITION : THE TIP OF HIS STAFF HAS BEEN REPAIRED AS WELL AS ONE OF THE FISH ATTACHED TO THE STAFF.  THESE ARE ONLY VISIBLE ON CLOSE INSPECTION.   HIS LARGE HAT HAS A FAINT HAIRLINE UPON IT DUE TO THE AGE OF THE WOOD AND THE OTHER FISH HAS A CHIP ON ITS TAIL.  ASIDE FROM THIS THERE ARE NO OTHER REPAIRS, CHIPS OR DAMAGES ETC ANYWHERE

SIZE : APPROX 45.8cm HEIGHT.....15.4cm LEFT TO RIGHT ACROSS BASE.....14cm FRONT TO BACK ACROSS BASE

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