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313Y Ф 313
THREE IVORY OKIMONO
Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
One of an eagle with its wings outstretched
grabbing a defenceless recumbent monkey
with both its talons, unsigned, 8cm x 8cm
(3 1/8in x 3 1/8in); the second of a seated
wolf with one paw resting on a human skull,
signed Tomotsune, 6cm (2 3/8in); the third
a netsuke of a recumbent ox, inscribed
Tomotada, 7cm (2¾in) wide. (3).

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

314Y Ф
TWO IVORY OKIMONO
OF HUMAN SKULLS
Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
Each carved with a snake coiled on the crown
of a human skull, the smaller skull unsigned,
4.2cm x 4.2cm (1 3/8in x 1 3/8in); the larger
piece applied with a toad crawling up the
side, signed on the side Gyokushun and on
the base hachi no nijusan (8-23), perhaps an
inventory number, 5.5cm x 5.5cm
(2 1/8in x 2 1/8in). (2).

£800 - 1,000 314
JPY110,000 - 140,000
US$990 - 1,200

315Y Ф
TWO SPHERICAL IVORY OKIMONO
Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
Each crisply carved in relief all over as a
spherical ball, the first with a multitude of rats
clambering over each other, the second with
several overlapping crabs crawling over a
variety of shells; each unsigned.
Each approx. 17cm (6 5/8in) diam.

£800 - 1,000
JPY110,000 - 140,000
US$990 - 1,200

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