SIGNED GOGYOKU SAKU AND SEALED ISAWA AND MARUKI SEI, EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
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AN IVORY OKIMONO OF A BIJIN
Signed Gogyoku Saku and sealed Isawa and Maruki sei, Edo Period (19th Century)
The elegant bijin standing and wearing a kimono finely carved with foliage, butterflies and brocade, holding in her hand a basket with a butterfly on an orchid, her hair comb with a rose and her head slightly turned to the side and looking at a dove spreading its wings perched on her right shoulder, with two others standing by her side, chips
13in. (33cm.) high
Signed Gogyoku Saku and sealed Isawa and Maruki sei, Edo Period (19th Century)
The elegant bijin standing and wearing a kimono finely carved with foliage, butterflies and brocade, holding in her hand a basket with a butterfly on an orchid, her hair comb with a rose and her head slightly turned to the side and looking at a dove spreading its wings perched on her right shoulder, with two others standing by her side, chips
13in. (33cm.) high
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Please note that the estimate for this piece should read £4,000-5,000.