Japanese Warrior - Bone - Japan - Mid-20th century?

Japanese bone okimono depicting a warrior making the victory sign

Magnificent scrimshaw engraving work
Weight: 846 g - 28 cm in height
Mid-20th century

Warrior with helmet and richly decorated armor, holding a banner and placing one foot on a round base.

The piece is carved from bone with darkened incisions to accentuate the geometric details of the armor.

The statuette rests on a polygonal base engraved with floral or geometric motifs.

Statuette carved from buffalo bone. With darkened incisions to accentuate the geometric details of the armor. It dates from the mid-20th century

Unlike netsuke, the okimono has no utilitarian function. It is designed as a purely decorative statue.
Each okimono is entirely hand-carved and hand-engraved.

Signature under the base
A good cleaning is due.