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EDO-MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY), SIGNED SHOMINSAI
Details
An Ivory Figure (Okimono)**
Edo-Meiji period (late 19th century), signed Shominsai
Carved as a small boy holding a rabbit in one hand while another lies on its back at his feet, the boy's scarf incised with scrolling vines, details stained dark; rabbit's eyes inlaid in dark horn
3 3/8in. (8.6cm.) high
Edo-Meiji period (late 19th century), signed Shominsai
Carved as a small boy holding a rabbit in one hand while another lies on its back at his feet, the boy's scarf incised with scrolling vines, details stained dark; rabbit's eyes inlaid in dark horn
3 3/8in. (8.6cm.) high
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