Asian Art II - 18th November 2015

Lot 325

λ TWO JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO MEIJI 1868-1912 Both depicting a woman carrying a boy on her back

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £280

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λ TWO JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO

MEIJI 1868-1912

Both depicting a woman carrying a boy on her back, one holding a fruiting branch, signed Bizan in a red cartouche, the other with a sword, signed with a kakihan to the base, 12.3cm. (2)

Provenance: formerly in an English private collection.