WORKS OF ART -- 10.30AM
A Japanese sectional ivory carving of a walking fisherman wearing a reed skirt and leggings, carrying an anchor over his shoulder with a bird of prey perched on top, a basket of fish held in his other hand, and a whicker basket on the ground in front of him containing further fish and shells, on oval base strewn with fish and starfish (minor damage, age cracks) -- 16¼in.high, signed Mitsukazu.
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A Japanese sectional ivory carving of a walking fisherman wearing a reed skirt and leggings, carrying an anchor over his shoulder with a bird of prey perched on top, a basket of fish held in his other hand, and a whicker basket on the ground in front of him containing further fish and shells, on oval base strewn with fish and starfish (minor damage, age cracks) -- 16¼in.high, signed Mitsukazu.
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