6 Nov 2012
14:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street
Fine Japanese Art Afternoon Session
Back to auction 20023
Fine Japanese Art Afternoon Session
Back to auction 20023
Two ivory figures of bijin
Meiji Period
Both standing elegantly attired in a formal long-sleeved kimono, with their coiffure elaborately styled; the first supporting her young son over one shoulder, 19.5cm (7 5/8in) high; the second carrying a pair of scissors in one hand and a stalk of lily in the other, with a fan attached to a tasselled chord dangling from her left sleeve, 18cm (7 1/8in) high; both figures with signature tablets missing.
(2).
Both standing elegantly attired in a formal long-sleeved kimono, with their coiffure elaborately styled; the first supporting her young son over one shoulder, 19.5cm (7 5/8in) high; the second carrying a pair of scissors in one hand and a stalk of lily in the other, with a fan attached to a tasselled chord dangling from her left sleeve, 18cm (7 1/8in) high; both figures with signature tablets missing.
(2).
Sold for
£1,500
inc. premium
Footnotes
- 象牙彫置物 二点 （息子を抱く母、百合を持つ美人） 無銘 明治時代
Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art
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