Antique Japanese Kutani Blue & White Porcelain Statue Okimono Uba Woman Japan
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Type: Statue Sculpture (Okimono)
Material: Porcelain with wood base
Age: Taisho Period (1912-1926) or newer
Origin/Maker: Kutani, Japan. Glued to wood base, can't tell if it's marked or not
Size: 11 3/4" tall (29.845 cm)
Weight: 3 lbs 3.4 oz (1455 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: San Diego CA antique store NOV 2023
Condition: Item is used in fair condition commensurate with age, see photos. Upper hand was glued in place Some light surface wear.
Subject: Statue of the old woman, Uba, holding a broom. Jo and Uba, the pine spirits who were thought to inhabit two pines at Takasago and Sumiyoshi, are depicted as an old couple. According to tradition, Jo makes a trip to Sumiyoshi nightly to visit his love, Uba. The two spirits symbolize the pines for which these locations are famous; in addition, they also represent eternal fidelity.
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Antique Japanese Kutani Blue & White Porcelain Statue Okimono Uba Woman Japan
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See also:
Type: Statue Sculpture (Okimono)
Material: Porcelain with wood base
Age: Taisho Period (1912-1926) or newer
Origin/Maker: Kutani, Japan. Glued to wood base, can't tell if it's marked or not
Size: 11 3/4" tall (29.845 cm)
Weight: 3 lbs 3.4 oz (1455 g)
Provenance:
Present: Ryan Snooks collection of Japanese & Asian Decorative Art
Previous: Private Collection
Collected: San Diego CA antique store NOV 2023
Condition: Item is used in fair condition commensurate with age, see photos. Upper hand was glued in place Some light surface wear.
Subject: Statue of the old woman, Uba, holding a broom. Jo and Uba, the pine spirits who were thought to inhabit two pines at Takasago and Sumiyoshi, are depicted as an old couple. According to tradition, Jo makes a trip to Sumiyoshi nightly to visit his love, Uba. The two spirits symbolize the pines for which these locations are famous; in addition, they also represent eternal fidelity.
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Antique Japanese Kutani Blue & White Porcelain Statue Okimono Uba Woman Japan