Taisho (1912-1868) or Showa (1926-1989) era, early 1900sStanding with feet apart in a belligerent stance, both hands clutching a sword, his wind-swept garment and pantaloons cast with maru ni chigai takanoha (two crossed eagle feathers) crests, a fur-covered tachi suspended from his waist, fixed on a rectangular wood stand carved and pierced around the sides with formal floral motifs; unsigned. The figure: 18cm (7in) high; total height: 23.5cm (9?in).