Small sculpture depicting six fruits, an eggplant, a pomegranate, two kakis, a peach and a yuzu. A small snail is represented climbing the leaves on the top of the object.
The eggplant, while being a symbol of death, is also an auspicious one by its homonymy with the verb accomplish or realize, both being said “nasu”. The pomegranate is a symbol of fertility in eastern Asia, and the kaki a fruit for festivities related to luck for the upcoming year, being a winter fruit. Peach represents longevity, and yuzu prosperity and luck. The snail, symbolizing the upcoming rain, represents abundance and prosperity. This small okimono therefore has a strong symbolic connotation.

Japan – Meiji era (1868-1912)
Length: 4,2cm – Width: 3,5cm – Height: 1,4cm