Lot Essay
Ishikawa Komei is a well known late 19th Century artist who organized a carving exhibition in 1885 with other artists such as Asahi Gyokuzan and Kaneda Kenjiro
Details
AN IVORY OKIMONO OF A SEATED MAN WITH A BIWA
SIGNED KOMEI SAKU, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Wearing a cloth cap holding the instrument in his left hand and a plectrum in right
9cm. high
SIGNED KOMEI SAKU, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Wearing a cloth cap holding the instrument in his left hand and a plectrum in right
9cm. high
Provenance
Tomkinson Collection no. 123.