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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 376507, member: 2844&quot;]Beautiful okimono. Ivory and lacquer with gilding. The lacquer leaves on the tree stump base are a nice detail, very Japanese. </p><p>Another nice detail are the chop sticks in the bag suspended from his waistband.</p><p>He is playing a samisen, with a little fan dancer by his side. The fan has a moon, symbol of the night and of Yin.</p><p>Moon fans were also worn by samurai. Because a samurai should always be prepared, the guardsticks of the fan were made of iron. When closed, it could act as a weapon.</p><p>Could we see the little dancer?</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a dance with samisen accompaniment. Not for impatient people, but worth taking a look:</p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]JNkHHTvpAqo[/MEDIA]</p><p><br /></p><p>The maker is bound to be known. We have a Japanese speaker on board, I&#039;ll see if I remember who. Maybe [USER=369]@Mat[/USER] can help, he knows quite a few Japanese characters.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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