Page 109 - Fine Japanese Art Bonhams London May 2018

Property of a Gentleman
An English Private Collection
(Lots 227-238)
227 Y Ф
A TALL IVORY FIGURAL GROUP
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Consisting of Fukurokuju (God of Longevity), typically clad in
voluminous scholarly robes, supporting a karako (Chinese boy) on his
right shoulder, playfully tugging at his long beard, a deer standing at his
feet nestling against his garments; unsigned.
41.5cm (16 3/8in) high.

£1,200 - 1,800
JPY180,000 - 270,000
US$1,700 - 2,500
228 Y Ф
AN IVORY FIGURE OF A MAN UNFOLDING A SCROLL
By Hozan, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Standing in front of a bamboo vase containing two stalks of peony, one
foot resting on a tree stump, both hands unfurling a scroll from which the
painted characters Daikoku holding his sack and a blindman comes to
life; signed on the base Hozan in a carved green-lacquer reserve.
43.5cm (17 1/16in) high.
£1,200 - 1,800
JPY180,000 - 270,000
US$1,700 - 2,500
229 Y Ф
A TALL IVORY OKIMONO FIGURE
OF YORYU KANNON
By Gyokuzan, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Elegantly and intricately sculpted, standing on a lotus pedestal, holding
a branch of willow in one hand and a suibyo (water bottle) in the other,
her hair piled into a tall topknot and adorned with the hokan (jewelled
crown) and a miniature model of Shaka Nyorai, wearing an elaborate
headdress, jewels across her chest, back and waist with tasselled
ropes; signed on the base in an oval rectangular carved red-lacquer
seal Gyokuzan.
56.1cm (22in) high.

£4,000 - 5,000
JPY600,000 - 760,000
US$5,700 - 7,100
230 Y Ф
FOUR IVORY FIGURE OKIMONO
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Comprising: a seated fisherman admiring his catch, attached to the
end of a fishing line (lacking), signed on the base in a carved red-
lacquer reserve Shoko/Katsumitsu, 11.5cm (4½in) high; the second
of Daikoku holding his mallet and standing on two rice barrels, signed
on the base in carved red-lacquer reserve Joshu/Shizumune, 11cm
(4 5/16in) high; the third a wood cutter tying a bundle of brushwood,
signed on the base in a carved red-lacquer reserve Kyoho, 8cm
(3 1/8in) wide; the last a merry and drunk seated temple servant,
signed Masamune, 5.5cm (2 1/8in) wide. (4).
£1,500 - 2,000
JPY230,000 - 300,000
US$2,100 - 2,800

Illustrated on page 108.
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