Lot 232

JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO GROUP SCENE OF A PEANUT SELLER Y
MEIJI PERIOD




Auction: 11 March 2020 at 10:00 GMT
£1,375
Description
明治 宗久款 象牙雕人物置物
the figures finely carved with a large sack of peanuts in the foreground, the smallest child leans over with a toy in his right hand, the elder child kneels by an empty basket holding an abacus whilst the father stands with peanuts raised in his left hand, with fine incised detailing on the robes, the underside signed 'Munehisa'
Dimensions
14.5cm high
Footnote
Provenance: Private Scottish collection



