Japanese Okimono Group of Carved Ivory

Composed of a man with a basket on his back and a woman reading a scroll, a lidded box and books at their feet, both figures having intricately incised and tinted attire. The group is set upon a wooden base.

DOA 6.5 x 6 x 4 in.

Private Collection, Morrisville, North Carolina

Male figural with chips to leaf tips; woman with loss to her hair ornament; chip to robe at base; repair to pole.

$300 - 500