This interesting early 20th century Japanese carved bone Okimono figure depicts the seated Buddha. He is sitting upon a raised plinth which has a circle of carved beads and a foliate design above and below. He has a happy smiling expression and in one hand he is gripping a string of beads and with the other hand, he is holding the edge of his robe. This figure has been well carved in this hard material and has been further enhanced with ornate lightly engraved detail which has been coloured in red, green and brown. This Okimono''s construction is made up of multiple joined bone sections over a timber base. It is signed on the base.Japanese, circa 1910Height 13.5cm x width 13cm x depth 12cmRobert Belcher Antiques was established in 1984 and is a high-quality retailer of interesting, rare antiques and decorative objects. After forty years of shop keeping and maintaining beautiful showrooms, which have been regularly open six days a week, Robert and Wendy have now taken a...