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                                                                                                                                                                                         AN UNUSUAL MECHANICAL IVORY OKIMONO OF RAIJIN
                                                                                                                                                                                         WITH A MAN HIDING IN A TREE BY MEIRAKU
                                                                                                                                                                                         "Y -EIRAKU  IVORY OKIMONO
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                                                              AN EXCELLENT IVORY OKIMONO OF SHOKI THE                                                                                    An unusual okimono depicting the thunder god Raijin seated on a
                                                              DEMON QUELLER AND MANY ONI BY GYOKUSHIN                                                                                    tree trunk holding two shakers with his drum, with mitsudomo-e
                                                              "Y 'YOKUSHIN  IVORY OKIMONO                                                                                                symbol, in front of him. He is wearing a tiger-skin loincloth and is
                                                              Japan, late 19  CENTURY  -EIJI PERIOD                                                                                      surrounded by a garland. Interestingly, when tilting the okimono,
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                                                                                                                                            337                                          a little man with a frightened expression is revealed, who is hiding
                                                              A whimsical, strange scene – the famous hunter of all                         AN EXCELLENT IVORY OKIMONO OF A DRUNKEN ONI WITH   from the thunder god. The structure of the tree trunk is achieved
                                                              demons, from China to Japan, has captured a large number                      TANUKI                                       very well and signature on the underside in a recessed reserve
                                                              of small oni and is about to jam them into a large barrel.                    Unsigned, ivory okimono                      MEIRAKU. A well-detailed and clever carving.
                                                              They are fighting with tooth and nail while Shoki is clearly                   Japan, late 19 CENTURY TO -EIJI PERIOD
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                                                              struggling to close the lid and although he is using all his                                                               HEIGHT 6 CM, LENGTH 8 CM
                                                              strength and has one foot on the lid, he will surely not                      A drunken oni, depicted as a vendor, his face and horns very finely
                                                              succeed. Two oni have already escaped and are attacking him                   carved, in a joyous dance pose. The demon is holding a piece of   Condition: Very good condition
                                                              at his boot. The bearded Shoki’s head is earnest and lively,                  an octopus tentacle up high in one hand and a sake bottle with   Provenance: French private collection
                                                              he is wearing an elaborately decorated Chinese garment and                    A CHARACTER MEANING hMORE OF THATv  AMONG OTHER THINGS  IN THE
                                                              CARRYING A STRAIGHT SWORD  ken) on his back. The oni are all                  OTHER  (E IS CARRYING AN UMBRELLA ON HIS BACK  "ESIDE THE oni is   Estimate EUR 1.000,-
                                                              very small and meticulously carved. Small collection label and                a tanuki, a kind of demonic raccoon, which is sometimes also   Starting price EUR 500,-
                                                              signature GYOKUSHIN on the underside of the barrel.                           depicted selling sake. The garment folds and other details are
                                                                                                                                            carved in a very lively manner, and a two-character inscription inlaid
                                                              HEIGHT 6.9 CM                                                                 in red lacquer within a decorative reserve on the tanuki’s belly,
                                                                                                                                            presumably reading 嚖㮹 – loosely translating to ‘savage people’.
                                                              Condition: Excellent condition
                                                              0ROVENANCE  "RITISH PRIVATE COLLECTION  OLD COLLECTOR S LABEL @'              HEIGHT 14.4 CM
                                                              360’ and ‘480’, as well as a label identifying the signature
                                                                                                                                            Condition: Good condition, one hand has been reattached - but
                                                              Estimate EUR 2.500,-                                                          barely visible
                                                              Starting price EUR 1.250,-                                                    Provenance: Austrian private collection
                                                                                                                                            Estimate EUR 1.500,-
                                                                                                                                            Starting price EUR 750,-




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