A Japanese kinji lacquer and ivory model of a seated bijin

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A Japanese kinji lacquer and ivory model of a seated bijin
leaning on her left hand and holding an enamel flower in the other, wearing her hair in a bun, dressed in long robes and an obi decorated in hiramakie, kimpun, kirigane, nashiji and togidashi with coiled dragons above pine in mountainous river landscapes, the underside with leaf sprays -- 5½.in (14cm) high, (damage edge of robes to back).
See Colour Plate.

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