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A lARge cARVed BONe MOdel OF A AN IVORy OkIMONO ANd A MARINe
dRAgON BOAT IVORy OkIMONO
19th century Meiji era
Built around a wood core, the vessel The first of an old man carrying a bundle
constructed from veneers of animal bone, on his back, signed, 12cm high; the marine
the hull with overlapping fish-scales, the split- example of a man feeding fruit to three
level deck set with a central three-tier pagoda monkeys, signed.
joined by arched bridges to flanking pagodas, 17cm high (2).
fourteen various figures man the checker-
board designed decks. £300 - 500
60cm high, 100cm long
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£600 - 800 AN IVORy ANd lAcqueR cARd cASe
ANd cOVeR
18 By Ryugyokusai, Meiji era
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AN IVORy gROuP OF STReeT Carved in low relief to one side with a boy
PeRFORMeRS riding a dog and a flowering peony to the
Meiji era other, with gold hiramakie lacquer details
The man seated on a tree trunk with monkey of wisteria, bamboo and chrysanthemum,
performing beside him and young boy with signed.
21 drum watching, signed. 11.5cm high (2).
11cm high, 14cm wide, and with wood stand
(2). £500 - 600

£250 - 350 22
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A MARINe IVORy ANd SHIBAyAMA
19 INRO wITH IVORy NeTSuke
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THRee MARINe IVORy cARVed The netsuke by Mitsutomo, Meiji era
OkIMONO The three-case inro decorated with a bee
Meiji era visiting gourds among leaves on trailing vines
Comprising: a man standing on a rocky in gold, black and brown hiramakie lacquer
mound, holding a paddle and eel trap with mother-of-pearl details (losses), 7.2cm
with young boy below at his feet, signed, long, together with a coral bead ojime and
(some damages), 25.5cm high; a fisherman an elephant ivory manju netsuke carved to
balancing a basket in his left hand and net in one side with a woman in patterned kimono
the other, 20.5cm high; together with another beside a flowering plant (rubbed), signed to
fisherman, signed. reverse.
22.5cm high (3). 3.7cm diameter (3).
22 £300 - 500 £300 - 500

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