Japanese Art - 23rd May 2018

Lot 933

A JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO MEIJI 1868-1912 Depicting an elderly man dressed as a fisherman and...

Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £380

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Description

A JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO

MEIJI 1868-1912

Depicting an elderly man dressed as a fisherman and holding a small hermit crab in his left hand, carrying his grandson over his shoulder, with a seal mark underneath, 20.3cm.

Provenance: the collection of Roy Merley.