CARVED IVORY OKIMONO OF A FARMER Y
SIGNED SHUNPO, MEIJI PERIOD
£500
Auction: 20 March 2018 at 11:00 GMT
Description
the elderly man standing and wearing a loose robe open to reveal one side of the chest, the right hand holding a sickle whilst the raised left hand holds a teapot with the spout tilted towards the man's mouth, with incised signature to the base
Dimensions
18cm high
Footnote
Provenance:
From the collection of the late William Crawford Gray (d.1918); thence by direct family descent; for more information, please see lot 225.