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AN IVORY OKIMONO FIGURE OF A MOTHER AND CHILD AN IVORY OKIMONO FIGURE OF A MOTHER AND CHILD
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century By Suzuki Nobuyoshi, Meiji era (1868-1912), early 20th century
The elegantly kimono-clad coiffured woman holding a parasol Standing, elegantly attired in a formal kimono, supporting a child on
(detachable) in one hand and supporting her child gesturing for his her back, holding a persimmon in one hand and a bunch of grapes in
fallen denden daiko (pellet drum) on her back with the other, the the other, a fan and Kyogen mask of Okina lying at her feet; signed on
signature tablet missing on the base. the base Suzuki with a seal Nobuyoshi.
27.5cm (10¾in) high. (2). 29.5cm (11 5/8in) high.

£1,500 - 2,000 £2,000 - 2,500
JPY230,000 - 300,000 JPY300,000 - 380,000
US$2,100 - 2,800 US$2,800 - 3,500
Suzuki Nobuyoshi was a member of the Tokyo Chokokai (The
Tokyo Carver’s Association) between Meiji 37-43 (1904-1910) and
participated in and received a prize at the 14th carving competition
organised by the association. He is recorded in the Shoto Museum
of Art, Nihon no zoge bijutsu: Tokubetsuten: Meiji no zoge chokoku o
chushin ni (History of Japanese Ivory Carving: Gebori-Okimono and
Shibayama of Meiji Period), Tokyo, 1996, P.239 and p.242.

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