Japanese Works of Art - 7th December 2020

Lot 389

λ A JAPANESE IVORY CARVING OF A FISHERMAN

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £500

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Description

λ A JAPANESE IVORY CARVING OF A FISHERMAN, OKIMONO

MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

Depicting an elderly man holding a net in one hand and a long paddle in the other, a basket of fish hanging from it, smiling gently while a small child clings on to his leg, the base signed, 17cm.