An ivory okimono figure group
By Jodo/Shizumichi, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Comprising a man standing in front of a large wicket basket containing freshly plucked grapes, holding his young son playing with a rattle whilst his older sibling clutching a bunch of grapes in each hand shows them to his father for approval, a spade lying on the ground at their feet; signed on the base in a red-lacquer reserve Jodo/Shizumichi. 14cm x 10.6cm (5½in x 4 1/8in).