A Very Fine 19th C. Japanese Bronze 'Kabutomushi' Vase, Meiji Period (1868-1912).

 

The bottle shaped body exhibiting a fine old surface with an exceptionally fine patina overall, featuring an applied naturalistically cast & detailed figure of a Rhinoceros beetle.
'Kabutomushi' is the Japanese term for the Rhinoceros Beetle, 'kabuto' meaning helmet (in reference to a Samurai helmet) and 'mushi' meaning insect.
In Japanese culture the Rhinoceros beetle is held in high regard for its symbolic reference to strength, power & perseverance.
Signed on the underside in Kanji, which are Chinese characters adapted to writings in Japanese.
Of significant weight for a vase of this scale, and measuring 12" high.

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