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311 311Y Ф
THREE IVORY OKIMONO
312 Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
198 | BONHAMS Comprising a figure of Daikoku standing with one foot resting on a
sack, holding aloft his mallet over which scamper two mice, signed on
the base Togyoku, 22cm (8 5/8in) high; the second a vessel and cover
in the form of a tasselled cylindrical torn brocade bag, the bottom with
several rodents peering through the tears, the cover with a multitude of
rats clambering over each other, signed on the base Kanshu/Hirohide
kore o tsukuru, 9cm x 9.5cm (3½in x 3¾in); the third another group of
rats crawling over vegetables contained within a tied furoshiki (carrying
cloth), signed on the base Nobukazu, 10.7cm (4¼in) wide. (4).

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

312Y Ф
AN IVORY OKIMONO FIGURE OF A FISHERMAN
By Yukinobu, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Standing with one foot resting on a wave-lashed rock, clutching the
rope of an upturned basket brimming over with fish, struggling to hold
on to his straw hat blown off his head by a strong gust of wind; signed
on the base in a red-lacquer rectangular reserve Yukinobu.
25.5cm (10in) high.

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

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please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.