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180
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Wooden okimono, Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)
See original version (French)
180
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Wooden okimono, Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)
See original version (French)
Estimate €300 - €400
Voluntary lot
Description
Wooden okimono, Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)
A full-relief, single-block wood carving of Gama Sennin seated on a circular plinth, the legs of which are carved and openwork with motifs of shishi, a deer amongst the grass and a tiger amongst the bamboo. The old man’s eyes are inlaid with brown horn. Beneath the figure is engraved the signature ????????? – Issensai Nobuhide Kore wo tsutsushinde chokokusu, which means ‘Respectfully carved by Issensai Nobuhide’. Next to the signature is an old collector’s label with a partially faded inscription.
38 x 21 cm
Provenance:
Formerly in the Victor Gay collection.
See original version (French)
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