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An ivory figural group, 19th/20th century, of a sage seated on…
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Melbourne
Date:
25-Oct-2011
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Description:
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 ivory okimono of a farmer, standing with a basket of grapes at his side, and clasping a bunch of the fruit, a bamboo pole in his right hand, signed Riichi or Toshikazu and an inscription on a pouch at his belt reading Hi no yojin (Beware of fire) (3) 28 cm and 21.
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Category:
Oriental: Okimono