Decorative Arts, Furniture and Jewellery

Live Virtual Auction, 4 - 5 April 2022

Asian Art
  • A Japanese ivory okimono of a rice farmer, Meiji period, 1868-1912


Lot Estimate
ZAR 5 000 - 7 000

About this Item

A Japanese ivory okimono of a rice farmer, Meiji period, 1868-1912
standing, with jovial expression, one arm holding a rope with two satchels attached, the other holding a sieve, his hat carved with floral decoration, raised on an oval base, signed in a red cartouche against a black ground,10,7cm high

*This lot is not suitable for export

Provenance

Property of an Oriental Collector.



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