A Bamboo okimono of a namazu (earthquake fish)
Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryModelled with elegant simplicity, flicking its tail around to the left in a swimming motion, one long whisker resting over its back, the other trailing beneath, its eyes inlaid with black pupils; with a wood storage box. 21.5cm (8?in) long. (2).