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288 288Y Ф
AN IVORY OKIMONO FIGURE GROUP OF FOUR ONI (DEMONS)
289 Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Consisting of a straight line-up of four performing demons holding
290 batons to beat drums or temple gongs, all fixed to a curved ivory
188 | BONHAMS stand; signed illegibly on the base. 8cm x 20.5cm (3 1/8in x 8 1/16in).

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

289Y Ф
AN IVORY OKIMONO FIGURE GROUP
OF SHOKI AND A DEMON
By Doraku, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
The Demon-Queller standing, towering menacingly over an
exaggeratedly small demon gesticulating at his feet, both Shoki’s
hands concealed within his voluminous sleeves and holding up a
sceptre, his hat carved in low relief lying on the ground; signed on the
base in a red-lacquer reserve Doraku. 16cm (6¼in) high.

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

290Y Ф
AN IVORY OKIMONO FIGURE GROUP
OF TWO SUMO WRESTLERS
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
The two combatants each wearing the traditional mawashi (loincloth)
with their hair tied in a topknot, grappling with each other, one lifting
his opponent off the ground by grabbing his loincloth at the back;
unsigned. 14cm (5½in) high.

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

291Y Ф
AN IVORY OKIMONO FIGURE OF A SAMURAI
By Joryo/Shizuyoshi, Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
Kneeling and examining a partly drawn wakizashi blade, the blade’s
wooden storage box and a small lobed box on top of which rests a
ball of uchiko (cleaning powder), a larger toolbox to his left, signed
Joryo/Shizuyoshi in a red-lacquer reserve on the base; with a separate
wood stand. 8.5cm x 9cm (3 3/8in x 3½in). (2).

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

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