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190 | BONHAMS AN IVORY OKIMONO FIGURE OF A YOUNG COURTIER
By Masatoshi, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Standing, attired in formal dress and wearing an elaborate eboshi tied
around his neck with a taselled silk cord, clutching the hilt of his sword
in his left hand, another tucked into his belt at his side; signed on the
base Masatoshi.
16.5cm (6½in) high.

£800 - 1,200
JPY110,000 - 170,000
US$990 - 1,500
295Y Ф
AN IVORY OKIMONO FIGURE OF A SANBASO DANCER
By Shomei/Matsuaki, Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
Posing with one hand raised and enveloped in a voluminous sleeve,
wearing a tall eboshi hat and Okina mask (detachable) and holding a
fan in one hand, his formal robe carved with pine saplings and flying
cranes; signed on the base Shomei/Matsuaki within an oval cartouche.
15.1cm (6in) high.

£1,000 - 1,500
JPY140,000 - 210,000
US$1,200 - 1,900

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.