As part of our Japanese art collection we are delighted to offer this magical quality large wooden carving of a warrior riding the back of a wild boar , the artist has captured a very famous 12th century story of a warrior called Nitta No Shiro attempting to kill the wild Boar that has apparently leapt from a cave and was about to attack the ruler of Japan Minamao No Yoritomo , as you might imagine the Warrior became very famous after his heroic exploits and has gone down in Japanese folklore as a cult hero, the carving of this large okimono is exquisite , the rearing Boar is pegged into its original wooden base which has been nicely signed to the underside, Onito saku , the chunky beast is incredibly well detailed with a gorgeous patination in particular to its snout and hoofs , the eyes are lacquered to give a menacing look , the warrior sits astride grabbing the Boars tail in one hand and his Tanto in the other , he carries his full length Katana and a sheath across his back , his e...