Page 202 - Bonhams May 2017 London Fine Japanese Art

Property from an English
Private Collection
(Lots 316-322)

316Y Ф
THREE IVORY OKIMONO AND ONE
WALRUS-TUSK OKIMONO
OF FISHERMEN
Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
The first standing and carrying a basket around
his chest, a hoe resting at his feet, signed on
the base Shugyoku, 19cm (7½in) high; the
second clutching a net wrapped around his left
hand and a fish in the other, his young son also
holding a fishing net, signed on the base in a
red-lacquer reserve Bizan, 16.6cm (6½in) high;
the third fisherman clutching a large seabream
under one arm and a bamboo cane, signed on
316 the base in a red-lacquer reserve Tomomine,
16.5cm (6½in) high; the fourth a walrus-tusk
okimono group of a fisherman seated beside
his young son, both figures holding a fish in
their hands, signed Gyokushi, 14cm x 14cm
(5½in x 5½in). (4).

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

317Y Ф

FIVE IVORY OKIMONO FIGURES
Meiji era (1868-1912),

late 19th/early 20th century

Comprising a gardener, one hand carrying a

basket over one shoulder containing a large

stalk of lily, a single stalk in his other hand,

signed on the base in a red-lacquer reserve

Gyokumei, 15.2cm (6in) high; the second of

a peasant clutching a cockerel under one

arm and a fish in the other, unsigned, 12.5cm

(4 7/8in) high; the third of a peasant holding

a frog in one hand and a shallow basket

containing a radish in the other, unsigned,

317 13cm (5 1/16in); the fourth and fifth sectional
walrus-tusk carvings of farmers, each approx.

15.5cm (6 1/8in) high. (5).

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

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