A very nice, elegant patinated bronze of the Japanese Geisha, circa 1890

A very nice, elegant patinated bronze of the Japanese Geisha playing the drum in traditional outfit mounted on the wooden base. The very nice detailed bronze is from hight quality, also the subject is very charming The drum decorated with "Taiko" simbol, which is an energetic and physically-demanding form of percussion which initiated in various regions of Japan. Although Taiko is often referred to as “Japanese drumming,” the word Taiko itself means “big drum,” or “fat drum,” depending on the translation. Taiko has Japanese roots spanning over 1,500 years, yet Taiko as we know it today, commonly referred to as American Taiko, would not be developed until the mid-20th century.. Circa 1890, Meiji period.