Set consisting of a copper alloy inkwell and a wooden okimono, Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912) - Inkwell representing an oni holding a stick in order to strike on a taiko whose top serves as a lid. The whole is fixed on a square red marble base. - Wooden Okimono representing Goshisho, a famous general, hero of a Chinese legend who, to show his great strength, holds a huge bronze incense burner while with the other he writes a poem with a brush. H. inkwell: 5.7 cm; h. statuette: 10.7 cm