Lot 236
PAIR OF JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO Y
MEIJI PERIOD
Auction: 11 March 2020 at 10:00 GMT
£813
Description
明治 靜之、心之款 象牙雕人物置物（一組兩件）
comprising: an elderly man shown standing and wearing traditional garments, clutching a large rooster with tail feathers reaching down to the ground, a hen stands at his feet, pecking at the ground, the base inscribed with 'Suiyuki'; a jovial man, perhaps a monkey trainer, carved with a monkey perched on his right shoulder holding an umbrella, the base with 'Shinyuki'
Dimensions
15cm and 12.5cm high
Footnote
Provenance: Private Scottish collection