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296Y Ф
AN IVORY OKIMONO FIGURE GROUP
By Jodo/Shizumichi, Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
Comprising a man standing in front of a large wicket basket containing
freshly plucked grapes, holding his young son playing with a rattle
whilst his older sibling clutching a bunch of grapes in each hand shows
them to his father for approval, a spade lying on the ground at their
feet; signed on the base in a red-lacquer reserve Jodo/Shizumichi.
14cm x 10.6cm (5½in x 4 1/8in).

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

297Y Ф
A TALL IVORY OKIMONO FIGURE
OF A CORMORANT FISHERMAN
By Akamune, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Standing with one foot resting on a wave-lashed rock, wearing
a tenugui wrapped around his head and a straw apron, a basket
strapped to his right thigh, one bird gripping a fish in its beak held
at chest height and perched on his right hand retained by a rope, a
second tethered cormorant standing at his feet; signed on the base in
a red-lacquer reserve Akamune.
52.5cm (20 5/8in) high.

£3,000 - 4,000
JPY410,000 - 550,000
US$3,700 - 5,000

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