Lot 228

FINELY CARVED IVORY OKIMONO OF A BASKET MAKER Y
SIGNED MAFUNE, MEIJI PERIOD

Auction: 18 September 2018 at 12:00 BST
£625
Description
the artisan shown half-kneeling, surrounded by baskets of different sizes, holding a strip of bamboo and adding the finishing touches to a basket, signed within a mother-of-pearl reserve on the base, wooden stand
Dimensions
12.5cm wide
Footnote
Provenance:
Private English collection; for more information, please see lot 226.
