27th May, 2021 9:30
Fine Art, Antiques & Asian Art
A collection of Japanese ivory okimonos, Meiji period, comprising a fisherman holding a paddle & cormorant, a boy teasing a crab at his feet, signed, 14.8cm, a tusk carving of two deities and a boy, signed, 13.5cm, a tusk carving of a man holding a fan & a gourd whilst standing on a rock above a young boy, signed, 9cm, an ivory carving of a standing Bijin, 9.6cm, a Japanese carved bone netsuke, 2.3cm, and a silver-mounted Japanese carved ivory match striker, assayed for A Barrett & Sons, London 1915, carved with two apes, 6cm.
Sold for £220
Condition Report
Age splits to the man & boy. Age cracks to the base of the two deities and boy. Bijin has lost her right hand. Match striker has an old top to bottom split.
A collection of Japanese ivory okimonos, Meiji period, comprising a fisherman holding a paddle & cormorant, a boy teasing a crab at his feet, signed, 14.8cm, a tusk carving of two deities and a boy, signed, 13.5cm, a tusk carving of a man holding a fan & a gourd whilst standing on a rock above a young boy, signed, 9cm, an ivory carving of a standing Bijin, 9.6cm, a Japanese carved bone netsuke, 2.3cm, and a silver-mounted Japanese carved ivory match striker, assayed for A Barrett & Sons, London 1915, carved with two apes, 6cm.
