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ANTIQUE #SA1087090

Excellent Japanese Meiji (late 19thc) Bronze Okimono Of Kinjiro Ninomiya By Hideyama

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Fine Japanese Meiji (late 19thC) bronze okimono of Kinjiro Ninomiya by Hideyama. Typically depicted as a boy carrying a bundle of sticks and walking while absorbed in his reading, the book he holds incised with a passage from the Daikoku (Great Learning), one of the Four Books of Confucianism. Raised on a circular base and signed Shuzan/Hideyama at the rear. 31cm x 16cm x 12cm, 3.6kg.
 
Ninoyama Sontoku (1787-1856), also known as Ninoyama Kinjiro, was a famous agriculturalist, philosopher and economist. Statues depicting him as a boy studying are often seen near Japanese schools.
 
Superb condition and patina.
 
Internal Reference: AD636/24
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1087090
Dateline of this antique is 19th Century
Height is 31cm (12.2inches)
Width is 12cm (4.7inches)
Depth is 0cm (0.0inches)
Antique SA1087090 shown on this page was made in the 19th Century. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
19th Century
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STATUS
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