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Click here to subscribeA Japanese ivory okimono, a standing Geisha glancing down towards a lotus bud she holds in her left hand while her right hand grips her official kimono which she wears with a matching obi, both engraved with floral and diaper patterns. Signed. Meiji period. Height 19cm. Condition report: The layers of okimono on her right side has been broken and glued back on. A few hairline cracks, see picture, and the black on some of the flower has warn away.
A Japanese ivory okimono of the Arhat Handaka Sonja shown standing with one foot resting upon a lion dog (Shishi) while holding a statue of Amida Buddha in his raised left hand and in his right hand his begging bowl from which issues his guardian dragon, rising and writhing around his raised arm and Amida statue in sosho HideyukiI. Late Meiji. Height 24cm. Condition report: Fine split in head, see picture, otherwise no damage noted. Very good condition.No damage, repair or restoration noted.
A Japanese ivory okimono carved as a pyramid commencing with a wheeled carriage within which are Hotei and Bishamon-ten holding symbolic objects, three children stand on the outside, above the carriage a minogame upon which stands a figure of Benten, Goddess of Eloquence holding a fan and a peach, at her side two young girls. Late Meiji. Height 25cm. Condition report: No damage noted.
A Japanese ivory okimono, a standing gentleman wearing a diaper patterned jacket, a tonkotsu hanging from his sash, his right hand holds a short bamboo cane and under his left arm a cockerel, at his feet a second cockerel that perches upon a wheat stalk bundle. Signed Shungen to an oval stone at his feet. Late Meiji. Height 15cm. Condition report: Minute chip to one feather. Bamboo cane detached at hand.
A Japanese sectional ivory figure of a long-legged bearded Ainu type figure, plagued by a mischievous monkey that plays on his shoulder as he watches a minogame upon the rocks on which he stands, a cane held in his right hand. Signed Masamune. Late Meiji. Height 14cm. Condition report: Please see images for very small amount of damage.Some minor cracks to base and right foot, nothing broken or missing.
A Japanese ivory group of two Samurai paused to assess a situation, one as an equestrian looks out towards an horizon as he sits bearing arms with a Daisho and a quiver of arrows, his companion on foot squats by the horses' forelegs, wearing a wakizashi, while placing upon the ground a ladle or hammer like object. The shaped base signed in sosho and with two tensho character seals. Meiji period. Height 13cm. Condition report: Cracks on all four hoofs of horse and numerous other small cracks (see pics). Glue or resin on left reins where it joins bridle on horses head and on the other end of rein in riders hand possibly broken at the same time.
A Japanese ivory okimono, a standing male street entertainer carrying a box on his chest with liquid and straws for blowing bubbles, at his side a young child whom he educates in the art of bubble blowing, their robes engraved with scattered wisteria and beehive patterns, on shaped base with signature Gyoku (?) in sosho. Late Meiji period. Height 19cm. Condition report: Item missing from left hand. No damage noted.
A Chinese Canton ivory chess piece depicting a figure of an empress in a ceremonial robe and symbolising a queen in chess, another of a mandarin in court robe, representing a king in chess, both Republican period and a Japanese ivory okimono, a squatting man holding a box between his knees, Late Meiji period. Largest height 8cm.
A Japanese ivory okimono, an Oni standing with one foot resting upon a rock and glancing slightly to the left as he holds a ling chi fungus ruyi in his left hand while grasping a rope in his right that supports a figure of Jizo on a stele on his back. Signed Munekiyo. Late Meiji. Height 15cm. Condition report: No Condition Issues other than age cracks.
A Japanese ivory figure, a fisherman standing wearing straw weather clothes and with one foot resting on a rock close to the water which forms the base, upon which a duck and frog are depicted watched by the fisherman as he holds a pole, the base signed with a three character sosho signature. Height 12cm.
A Japanese ivory okimono of Tokiwa Gozen dressed in a kimono decorated with paulowniua crests and accompanied by her three sons, one as an infant, all known as Zenjo, Gien and Yoshitsune and being the offspring of Minamoto no Yoshitomo, signed Zeraku and Kao. Middle Meiji. Height 8cm. Condition report: No condition issues.
A Japanese ivory netsuke carved as an elephant standing four square and mounted with a throne style chair within which sits a youth dressed in Chinese costume and holding a uchiway style fan, five other youths stand around the elephants legs playing musical instruments, on oval base signed in elaborate cartouches Chikuyosai Tomochika and tensho seal reading Tomochika. Late Edo. Height 6cm.Another elephant and children subject by Tomochika is illustrated in George Lazarnick's "Netsuke and Inro Artists and How to Read Their Signatures." page 1149 Condition report: No condition issues.
A Japanese ivory okimono, a semi-kneeling street entertainer beating a small hand drum, at his feet a basket with four feet containing a Noh mask and upon his back a Shishimai mask, a cane and garments, his coat decorated with a wave motif diaper, signed Useki. Late Meiji. Height 7cm. Condition report: His right toe is re-glued, basket cords incomplete and some loss from his backpack possibly due to cordage.
A Japanese ivory okimono, a tutor and pupil seated at a low table, the former holding a brush and teaching the pupil calligraphy, beside the latter a teapot and cha-wan, signed Tamayuki(?) Late Meiji. Width 6cm. Condition report: The tutor left leg has been glued to his body (may have been made in two parts). Also, the left leg has two very fine cracks, one disguised in pattern on trousers.
A Japanese ivory okimono, an awabi shell within which are fish and five rats, a cat shown leaping upon the shell to dispose of the rats. Late Meiji. Length 10cm. Condition report: The cat has been broken and glued. Two very fine hairline cracks in larger fish, tail of small fish chipped and large split along shell.
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