A Japanese ivory figure of clam seller, Meiji Period (1868-1912)

Decorative Arts

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ZAR 4 919
Lot 297
  • A Japanese ivory figure of clam seller, Meiji Period (1868-1912)


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ZAR 2 000 - 3 000
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ZAR 4 919
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A Japanese ivory figure of clam seller, Meiji Period (1868-1912)
the smiling figure seated beside a basket of clams, holding a bowl in his left hand and a double-gourd vessel in his right, signed possibly Gyokushin in a tsuishu-lacquer reserve, age cracks, 5cm high


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