JAPANESE AND CHINESE ART TIMED AUCTION MAY 2025 | May 23, 2025
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Lot 143
KO-UMA-JIRUSHI 馬印 WITH DANCING SHÔJÔ, JAPAN, EARLY MEIJI PERIOD (SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY) KO-UMA-JIRUSHI 馬印 WITH DANCING SHÔJÔ, JAPAN, EARLY MEIJI PERIOD (SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY) KO-UMA-JIRUSHI 馬印 WITH DANCING SHÔJÔ, JAPAN, EARLY MEIJI PERIOD (SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY) KO-UMA-JIRUSHI 馬印 WITH DANCING SHÔJÔ, JAPAN, EARLY MEIJI PERIOD (SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY) KO-UMA-JIRUSHI 馬印 WITH DANCING SHÔJÔ, JAPAN, EARLY MEIJI PERIOD (SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY) KO-UMA-JIRUSHI 馬印 WITH DANCING SHÔJÔ, JAPAN, EARLY MEIJI PERIOD (SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY) KO-UMA-JIRUSHI 馬印 WITH DANCING SHÔJÔ, JAPAN, EARLY MEIJI PERIOD (SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY) KO-UMA-JIRUSHI 馬印 WITH DANCING SHÔJÔ, JAPAN, EARLY MEIJI PERIOD (SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY) KO-UMA-JIRUSHI 馬印 WITH DANCING SHÔJÔ, JAPAN, EARLY MEIJI PERIOD (SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY)

Lot 143 KO-UMA-JIRUSHI 馬印 WITH DANCING SHÔJÔ, JAPAN, EARLY MEIJI PERIOD (SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY)

Reference: ART2002082

A rare Japanese ko-uma-jirushi 小馬印 (‘small’ battle standard) surmounted by an polychrome paper-maché ornament shaped like a shôjô 猩猩 holding a fan and dancing on top of a large slightly tilted gilt sake jar 壺 (tsubo).
Shôjô are intelligent sea spirits with a red face and -hair with an enormous fondness for alcohol. These yôkai spend their lives singing, dancing, and drinking large quantities of alcohol.
Placed on top of a platform with a long brown leather, and green felt fringe, carried by a long black lacquered ribbed pole.
Height 204.7 cm.
Diameter 16.2 cm.

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