Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Asian Arts, Jewellery and Wine

Online-Only Auction, 6 - 14 April 2020

Asian Works of Art

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ZAR 7 035
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  • A Japanese ivory figural okimono, 19th century
  • A Japanese ivory figural okimono, 19th century
  • A Japanese ivory figural okimono, 19th century
  • A Japanese ivory figural okimono, 19th century
  • A Japanese ivory figural okimono, 19th century
  • A Japanese ivory figural okimono, 19th century
  • A Japanese ivory figural okimono, 19th century
  • A Japanese ivory figural okimono, 19th century
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ZAR 5 000 - 7 000
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ZAR 7 035

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A Japanese ivory figural okimono, 19th century

carved with a man leaning back on his right hand with a bundle behind him, a tree trunk and small brush between his feet, laughing at five little men metamorphosing into sparrows, each wearing a haori and a straw jingasa, damage to his topknot, signed in a red lacquer reserve, Masayoshi, chips, 5,5cm high

*This lot is not suitable for export

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Dr John Strong Collection

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