A LARGE JAPANESE SILVERED BRONZE OKIMONO

A LARGE JAPANESE SILVERED BRONZE OKIMONO
SHŌWA OR LATER, 20TH/21ST CENTURY

Depicting a fisherman removing a large crab off his shoulder, another crustacean escaping to the side of his wicker basket; the man wears a short tunic decorated with waves and a skirt made of sea grass; all raised on a base shaped as a rocky outcrop with further waves crashing to the side, 40cm.