Lot 305

STAINED IVORY OKIMONO OF A BIRD CATCHER WITH STAND Y
MEIJI PERIOD





Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 14 May 2021 at 11:00 BST
£400
Description
明治 玉光齋 象牙雕捕鳥人置物
finely carved standing on a podium, his left hand holding a bird, right hand holding the tip of a staff extending to the ground with a pleated sack issuing chrysanthemum, he bears a big woven basket, flask, and a net around his waist, lower back of his clothes incised with details, topped with a flat hat, the base marked with 'Gyokossai' and signed by the artist, with a dragon-carved square wooden stand
Dimensions
24.3cm high without stand
Footnote
Provenance: Collection of Dr John A Packer, Edinburgh




