Sale 5098
London, South Kensington
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6 September 2007
Price realised
GBP 688
Estimate
A group of Japanese ivory figures, late Meiji (1868-1912) comprising: an okimono of a boy carrying a basket collecting kaki fruits; a netsuke of a woman making onigiri, signed; a gentleman polishing his tanto; nine further okimono; and a pair of Chinese carvings, each in the form of a woman and child supporting a peach spray on a lotus leaf resting on her head -- max. 7¾in. (19.7cm.) high, wood stands. (14)
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