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Okimono — Oriental - Sotheby's
Auction House:
| Sotheby's | |
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| Number of lots recorded: | 13 |
| Lots with images: | 13 |
| Prices available: | 13 |
Category:
Okimono
| Lot | Description | Price | Image |
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| *** | Two ivory figural okimono, Meiji period 34 cm and 25.5 cm respectively comprising a Tokyo school carving of a farmer standing holding a young boy aloft with both hands, another boy standing at his side holding up a large basket of persimmon fruit, the… | *** |  |
| *** | A Tokyo school ivory okimono of a Bijin and two children by Doraku, Meiji period 26.5 cm the woman standing wearing elaborately decorated kimono | *** |  |
| *** | A fully articulated ivory okimono of a lobster, Meiji period 41 cm overall naturalistically rendered, the body intricately carved with finely detailed carapace, tail and fins, the jointed legs with menacing claws, slender feelers extending to the sides… | *** |  |
| *** | Two Japanese ivory okimono, late Meiji period, one realistically carved as a half apple with soft red blush, signed; the other as a group of four onions | *** |  |
| *** | An ivory okimono of a fisherman, Japan, Taisho period the man standing holding a rod, the fish attached to his line resting at his feet, finely detailed carving, signed on a red lacquer tablet on the base 32.5 cm (including rod) | *** |  |
| *** | An ivory okimono figural group, by Meikei, Meiji period, with an old man celebrating New Year standing holding a pole decorated for the festival, beside a young boy seated among his carpenter's tools, signed on a red plaque, 'Meikei', 18.5 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | A Japanese okimono of an itinerant puppeteer by Hoju, Meiji period, the old man standing wearing a head scarf and clad in knee length pantaloons under a loosely draped and patterned jacket, holding a female puppet mounted on sticks, a mask attached to his… | *** |  |
| *** | An ivory okimono figural group, by Muneyoshi, Meiji period, of a farmer balancing a pole over his shoulder suspended with a basket holding a small boy and another with vegetables, signed on a red tablet 'Muneyoshi', wood stand, (2), 10 cm high | *** |  |
| *** | Two ivory figural okimono, by Seiichi and Shodo, 19th/20th century, the first of a farmer drinking from the spout of a teapot, signed 'Seiichi'; the second of a man with a monkey climbing over his left shoulder to grasp a persimmon from his right hand,… | *** |  |
| *** | An ivory figural group, 19th/20th century, of a sage seated on a crouching lion, holding up a scroll showing a censer from which clouds rise supporting two small boys, one holding a turtle, the other a large hat, wood stand; together with a sectional… | *** |  |
| *** | Two ivory figural okimono, 19th/20th century, the first of a maiden gathering mushrooms in a basket, her right hand raised pinning a flower in her hair, signed on a red tablet 'Koreyama'; the second of a fisherman holding a long harpoon and wearing a… | *** |  |
| *** | Two ivory figural okimono, by Sogyoku and Gyokushi (Tamayuki), 19th/20th century, the first of a lady with a small boy over her left shoulder, his hand extended clasping an insect, signed 'Sogyoku'; the second of an old man peeling an apple for a small… | *** |  |
| *** | An ivory figural okimono, late Meiji period, of a man on a rocky ledge carrying a basket on his head filled with gourds, the fruiting vine trailing down to a small boy standing on a lower ledge; together with a pair of small shibayama brushpots, each… | *** |  |