A tall Japanese ivory okimono of a fisherman, Meiji period, 1868-1912
Session One
LOT 5
A tall Japanese ivory okimono of a fisherman, Meiji period, 1868-1912
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 15 000 - 20 000
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About this Item
A tall Japanese ivory okimono of a fisherman, Meiji period, 1868-1912
standing barefooted on a rocky outcrop, wearing a straw apron over his tunic, holding a fishing net in both hands, a young boy below holding his net containing a fish, on a stylised wavy base, losses, cracks, repairs, signed, 43,5cm high, raised on a tiered carved pentagon-shaped wooden base headed by turned ivory finials, 11,5cm high
*This lot is not suitable for export
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