A Japanese ivory figure of fisherman and a small boy, Meiji period, 1868-1912

Chinese and Japanese Ceramics and Works of Art

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ZAR 10 553
Lot 181
  • A Japanese ivory figure of fisherman and a small boy, Meiji period, 1868-1912
  • A Japanese ivory figure of fisherman and a small boy, Meiji period, 1868-1912
  • A Japanese ivory figure of fisherman and a small boy, Meiji period, 1868-1912
  • A Japanese ivory figure of fisherman and a small boy, Meiji period, 1868-1912
  • A Japanese ivory figure of fisherman and a small boy, Meiji period, 1868-1912
  • A Japanese ivory figure of fisherman and a small boy, Meiji period, 1868-1912
  • A Japanese ivory figure of fisherman and a small boy, Meiji period, 1868-1912
  • A Japanese ivory figure of fisherman and a small boy, Meiji period, 1868-1912
  • A Japanese ivory figure of fisherman and a small boy, Meiji period, 1868-1912
  • A Japanese ivory figure of fisherman and a small boy, Meiji period, 1868-1912


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ZAR 9 000 - 12 000
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ZAR 10 553
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A Japanese ivory figure of fisherman and a small boy, Meiji period, 1868-1912
the standing figure leaning to his right, handling a net with both hands releasing his catch, a basket filled with fish attached to his left hip, a small boy to his left side clutching a fish in his right hand and holding the net with his left, with upturned face, on an oval stylised base with two tree stumps and fish, signed, 19cm high

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