Japanese Art - 23rd May 2018
Lot 926
A JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO MEIJI 1868-1912 Depicting a bijin wearing long robes and carrying a...
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £600
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A JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO
MEIJI 1868-1912
Depicting a bijin wearing long robes and carrying a small swaddled baby, the base signed Mitsuyama / Kozan, a paper label underneath reading 'Given by W.H. Carnegie to Mary E. Carnegie in memory of all the family's babies', 19cm.
The label may refer to William Hartley Carnegie (1859-1936), Canon and subsequently Sub-Dean of Westminster, and his wife Mary Carnegie.