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338Y Ф
THREE IVORY OKIMONO FIGURES
Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
One of a man seated beside a brazier, holding
a sake cup in front of a stand laden with
dishes of food, signed on the base in a red-
lacquer reserve Shizuhiro, 5.7cm x 7.6cm
(2¼in x 3in); the second of a man and woman
collecting shells at low tide, signed on the
base with chiselled signature Shimamura with
a seal, 6.5cm x 5.7cm (2½in x 2¼in); the third
of a woman and her three children playing
at the foot of a large statue of a Nio, signed
Komin, 7cm (2¾in) high. (3).

£1,500 - 1,800
JPY210,000 - 250,000
US$1,900 - 2,200

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THREE IVORY OKIMONO
FIGURE GROUPS
Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
One of a mother and child, the former standing,
holding a camellia bloom with one hand while
supporting her young son on her back with the
other, their robes carved with formal designs,
signed with a kao, 17.2cm (6¾in) high; the
second of a seated chopstick maker working
over a tree stump, signed in a red-lacquer
reserve Rakushu, 8cm (3 1/8in) high; the
third of a nobleman, possibly Taira Kiyomori,
seated asleep while a female figure, possibly
intended for Tokiwa Gozen appears over him,
holding a large bell-clapper, signed on the base
Gyokuhosai, 8.9cm (3½in) high. (3).

£2,500 - 3,000
JPY340,000 - 410,000
US$3,100 - 3,700

340Y Ф
THREE IVORY OKIMONO FIGURES
Meiji era (1868-1912),
late 19th/early 20th century
One of a basket-and-souvenir pedlar, carrying
over his shoulder a pole suspended with a
selection of baskets, drums and a Daruma
doll, slight details inlaid in red lacquer and
shell, signed on the base in a red-lacquer
reserve Toshiaki, 27.8cm (10 7/8in); the
second of a peasant holding a long-handled
broom attached to a gourd, a small boy
playing with a puppy at his feet, signed on the
base in red-lacquer reserve Soun, 28.5cm
(11¼in) high; the third of an old man holding
a staff, carrying a young boy clutching a drum
on his back, his older sibling walking beside
them, holding a samisen, signed on the
base in a red-lacquer reserve Amane Soshu,
26.5cm (10½in) high. (3).

£1,500 - 2,000
JPY210,000 - 280,000
US$1,900 - 2,500

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