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AN IVORY AND MARINE IVORY A SECTIONAL IVORY AND MARINE FOUR SECTIONAL FIGURAL OKIMONO
OKIMONO OF A WOODSMAN IVORY OKIMONO OF A MAN AND IN IVORY AND MARINE IVORY
By Shin Shu, Meiji MONKEY Meiji
The figure balances at the top of the felled By Shin No, Meiji A marine ivory figure of a man carrying a
tree trunk as he works backwards with his A man stands with a monkey at his feet, the basket of pumpkins, possibly signed Toshin,
saw, signed to base, animal watching the man’s fruiting branch, 23cm high, a marine ivory peasant with staff
17cm high, and with wooden base signed, and bundle of fruit, signed Mitsu Gyoku,
24cm high 18cm high, an ivory group of a sage holding
£600 - 800 aloft a statue of Kannon while his boy holds
£300 - 400 his pipe, 12.5cm high, and a marine and ivory
24 Y ƭ farmer holding a shovel, signed Masakazu,
AN IVORY FIGURE OF A FARMER 27 Y ƭ 11.3cm high
By Hyashie Gyoku, Meiji A BOXWOOD AND IVORY OKIMONO OF
Carved from a single piece of ivory, the man A WOODSMAN £400 - 600
depicted walking with a sheaf of wheat in By Mitsu, Meiji
one hand and corn cobs over his shoulder, Depicting a peasant sitting on a bundle of 30 Y ƭ
signed, wood to smoke tobacco (damages), signed FOUR SMALL IVORY OKIMONO
18cm high in red lacquer plaque, signed, Meiji
13cm high A pair of kneeling bijin, one playing a
£400 - 600 shamisen, the other holding an open fan,
£300 - 500 each 6.6cm high, a Shoulao and boy, 7.5cm
25 Y ƭ high, and a farmer and son (tool lacking),
AN IVORY FIGURE OF A FARMER 28 Y ƭ 7.9cm high
By Gyokko, Meiji A SECTIONAL IVORY AND MARINE
The partly sectional figure of a man stands IVORY OKIMONO £250 - 300
looking into the distance, holding a cockerel By Gyokushin, Meiji
and with a bundle of wood on his back, A group of two men with baskets, one
signed, climbing a large boulder, signed Gyokushin,
18cm high 13.7cm high

£400 - 600 £400 - 600

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