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200 Y Ф
TWO IVORY OKIMONO FIGURES
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
The first a young woman standing, wearing a kimono
elaborately engraved with brocade designs, her head
turned as she holds a young boy in her arms and with a
rabbit seated at her feet, signed Shinpo, 16.5cm (6½in)
high; the second a falconer standing amid millet stalks,
looking to the right while holding his raptor on one hand,
signed Seizan, 20.3cm (8in) high. (2).
£1,000 - 1,500
JPY150,000 - 230,000
US$1,400 - 2,100

201 Y Ф
EIGHT IVORY OKIMONO MAINLY OF FIGURES
Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era,
early 20th century
Comprising a nobleman seated and playing a biwa,
unsigned, 8.5cm x 9.3cm (3 3/8in x 3 5/8in); the second
possibly Kan’u seated astride an elephant, signed Hozan,
16cm (6¼in) high; the third a wood carver startled by
his sculpture coming to life, signed Gyokusen, 9cm x
7cm (3½in x 2¾in); the fourth a samurai examining his
sword, signed on the base Juzan, 5cm x 6.2cm (2in x 2
7/16in), with a wooden storage box; the fifth a cormorant
fisherman holding a boy carrying a basket of fish, signed 202
Hoshu, 22cm (8 5/8in); the sixth a fisherman drawing in his
net, signed on the base in a red-lacquer tablet Seigetsu,
21.5cm (8½in) high; the seventh a walrus tusk group of
tiger and a snake, unsigned, 5cm x 7cm (2in x 2¾in); the
last a cylindrical box and cover, carved in relief with two
growling tigers about to attack an elephant, unsigned,
9cm x 8cm (3½in x 3 1/8in). (10).
£1,500 - 2,000
JPY230,000 - 300,000
US$2,100 - 2,800

202 Y Ф
AN IVORY OKIMONO OF EMPRESS JINGU
AND TAKENOUCHI NO SUKUNE
By Kawamoto Shuraku, Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
The minister seated, looking up at the Empress, holding a
long bow and a trout caught as an offerings to the gods,
standing at his side, their robes carved in low relief with
clouds and formal designs; signed beneath Shojosai
Kawamoto Shuraku sei with a seal.
12.1cm (4¾in) high.
£2,000 - 3,000
JPY300,000 - 450,000
US$2,800 - 4,200

203 Y Ф
AN IVORY FIGURE OKIMONO OF A PEASANT
By Hosui, Meij era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
Standing in waraji (straw sandals) bending slightly from the
weight of the vegetables contained in the basket strapped
on his back, holding a rake with both hands; signed on the
base Hosui within a rectangular reserve. 28.1cm (11in) high.

£1,500 - 2,000
JPY230,000 - 300,000
US$2,100 - 2,800 203

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