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283Y Ф AN IVORY OKIMONO FIGURE OF A BEAUTY
AN IVORY OKIMONO FIGURE GROUP By Hashimoto Shingyoku, Meiji era (1868-1912),
OF A WOMAN WITH TWO CHILDREN late 19th/early 20th century
By Shugyoku, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century Standing, elegantly attired in a formal kimono, her coiffure elaborately
The mother standing, unfurling a painting, her daughter kneeling styled and dressed with a kushi (comb), carrying a long handled wicker
and holding a large sprig of peony out of reach from her younger basket containing two lily stalks, one hand holding her right sleeve, the
brother who attempts to grab it; signed on the base Shugyoku other billowing in the gentle breeze; signed on the base with chiselled
within an oval reserve. characters Shingyoku saku.
14.2cm (5 5/8in) high. 29.2cm (11½in) high.
£800 - 1,200
JPY110,000 - 170,000 £1,500 - 2,000
US$990 - 1,500 JPY210,000 - 280,000
US$1,900 - 2,500

An ivory statute of Takebayashi Tadashichi by the artist was
exhibited at the Spring Exhibition of the Nihon Bijutsu Kyokai (Japan
Art Association）in 1894 and won the Hojo nito (Second-Class
Honourable Mention); other works by Shingyoku won prizes at the
Chokoku Kyogikai (Carvers’ Competition) held by the Tokyo Chokokai
(Tokyo Carvers’ Association) in 1894 and 1897.

285Y Ф
AN IVORY OKIMONO FIGURE GROUP OF A WOMAN
AND THREE CHILDREN
By Chikayuki, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Comprising a woman standing flanked by a mortar and pestle on
her left and a basket of filled with peaches on her right, lifting up the
youngest child, another child donning a Buaku mask, the eldest child
standing at the back carrying a basket of fruit; signed on the base
Chikayuki within a rounded rectangular reserve.
11cm x 7.8cm (4 5/8in x 3 1/16in).

£800 - 1,200
JPY110,000 - 170,000
US$990 - 1,500

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