Vintage order Traditional Man on Turtle Figurine. Okimono Hand Carved of Resin with Wood Stand, Free Shipping

SKU: 3030081A
· Color: Beige

. Hand Carved with Scrimshaw

· Material: Resin

. Size: L 4.25 x H 5.00 x D 3.25 inches

· ITEM NUMBER: 3030081A

. Shipping: Free First Class Shipping with Tracking on All Orders with in the 48 US states

This vintage hand carved traditional man on turtle okimono. Amazingly lovely. This resin figurine hand embellished is one you must have for the collector of the unusual. Amazing details. Each pc hand made so design may vary

Sculptures that were invented in 17th-century Japan to serve a practical function (the two Japanese characters net -suke mean "root" and "to attach") Traditional Japanese garments robes called Kosodo and kimono had no pockets; however, men who wore them needed a place to store their personal belongings, such as pipes, tobacco, money, seals, or medicines. Their solution was to place such objects in containers (called sagemono hung by cords from the robes' sashes (obi). The containers may have been pouches or small woven baskets, but the most popular were beautifully crafted boxes, which were held shut by ojimi which were sliding beads on cords. Whatever the form of the container, the fastener that secured order the cord at the top of the sash was a carved, button-like toggle called a netsuke