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AN IVORY OKIMONO FIGURE OF A PEASANT GIRL AN IVORY OKIMONO FIGURE OF A GEISHA
By Goryu, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century By Kikuchi Godo, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Standing, turning to the right, holding a spray of lilies with one hand Standing, turning to the right with one leg bent, holding a spray of
and a frame of lilies over her shoulder with the other, her kimono cherry flowers with one hand, her kimono and obi (sash) elaborately
carved in low relief with floral medallions and butterflies, carved in relief with chrysanthemums and medallions on formal
signed Goryu to with a seal; with a wood stand. grounds and her hair dressed with blossoms, signed Godo;
The okimono: 33cm (13in) high; the stand: 16.5cm x 4.5cm with a wood stand.
(6½in x 1¾in). (2). 30.5cm (12in) high. (2).

£2,000 - 3,000 £2,000 - 3,000
JPY300,000 - 440,000 JPY300,000 - 440,000
US$2,600 - 4,000 US$2,600 - 4,000

A noted pupil of Tamura Goshin, the artist is recorded in the Shoto Museum
of Art, Nihon no zoge bijutsu: Tokubetsuten: Meiji no zoge chokoku o
chushin ni (History of Japanese Ivory Carving: Gebori-Okimono and
Shibayama of Meiji Period), Tokyo, 1996, as being an ivory carver of merit.
Other models of bijin by the artist, of comparably high quality and similar
finely-executed detail are illustrated, ibid., pl.nos.124 and 125.

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