An ivory okimono figure group
By Gyokusai, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
Comprising a basket maker, half-kneeling, surrounded by his wares, holding a strip of bamboo and adding the finishing touches to a basket, his wife standing to his left, carrying for sale over her back and around her neck numerous assorted baskets and drums of different sizes; the base carved with two scrolls and a basket and signed on the base Gyokusai within a rectangular reserve. 18.2cm x 13.7cm (7 1/8in x 5 3/8in).