LATE 19TH CENTURY
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TWO IVORY OKIMONO
Late 19th Century
The first of a hunter standing with a gun slung over his shoulder and carrying a basket and a powder pouch around his hip, (a tablet missing from the base and old damage); the second of an Ainu fisherman leaning forward and holding a harpoon in his left hand, with right foot raised and resting on a stool with root legs, (harpoon blade detached), signed Seido
26cm. high and 20.5cm. high respectively (2)
Late 19th Century
The first of a hunter standing with a gun slung over his shoulder and carrying a basket and a powder pouch around his hip, (a tablet missing from the base and old damage); the second of an Ainu fisherman leaning forward and holding a harpoon in his left hand, with right foot raised and resting on a stool with root legs, (harpoon blade detached), signed Seido
26cm. high and 20.5cm. high respectively (2)