THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
AN IVORY OKIMONO OF NIO MISSHAKU-KONGO
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AN IVORY OKIMONO OF NIO MISSHAKU-KONGO
19TH CENTURY
Standing holding in his left hand a cabinet on lotus leaves with a dragon and a sacred pearl on the top, the cabinet with relief of chrysanthemums, the reverse of the doors with ho-o birds, the inside with a figure of a seated Buddhist monk on lotus leaves, the bottom carved with scrolling foliage, illegible signature (slight age cracks, some restoration)
43.9cm. high
19TH CENTURY
Standing holding in his left hand a cabinet on lotus leaves with a dragon and a sacred pearl on the top, the cabinet with relief of chrysanthemums, the reverse of the doors with ho-o birds, the inside with a figure of a seated Buddhist monk on lotus leaves, the bottom carved with scrolling foliage, illegible signature (slight age cracks, some restoration)
43.9cm. high