Japanese Works of Art - 1st July 2020
Lot 408
λ FIVE JAPANESE IVORY CARVINGS OF DEITIES
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £1300
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Description
λ FIVE JAPANESE IVORY CARVINGS OF DEITIES, OKIMONO
MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
Four variously depicting the Seven Gods of Good Fortune, Shichifukujin, the fifth with Daruma being attacked by a small dog while eating noodles, some with signatures including Gyokuzan, Kogyoku, Sozan, and Isshosai / Shungetsu, 7.5cm max. (5)
Provenance: from the collection of a lady of title, and thence by descent.