A JAPANESE BRONZE STATUE OF AN ONI, MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY) A JAPANESE BRONZE STATUE OF AN ONI, MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY) A JAPANESE BRONZE STATUE OF AN ONI, MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY) A JAPANESE BRONZE STATUE OF AN ONI, MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)

A JAPANESE BRONZE STATUE OF AN ONI, MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)

Reference: ART2001506

Bronze kneeling oni with his arm aloft supporting a bowl. His head with coiled hair and protruding horns, fierce face and pointed ears. He wears a jacket incised with cloud motifs and decorated to the back with a ho-ho bird. A tasselled apron with embossed dragon and clouds hangs below his protruding belly. Gilt additions to his jacket and belly. 44.5 cm. height