"Okimono In Ivory. Earthquake Alert. Japan Early Meiji (1868-1912)"
Innocuous-looking ivory okimono; representing a notable with a fan and a bunch of fruit; the head is movable: in reality this type of okimono was in many Japanese houses to give the alert in the event of an imminent earthquake when the head began to move oscillate.. Japan late Edo early Meiji. Height: 10cm 
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