Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Asian Arts, Jewellery and Wine
Online-Only Auction, 6 - 14 April 2020
Asian Works of Art
About this Item
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
Provenance
Dr John Strong Collection
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