Okimono - Elephant ivory - Signé Yūzan 友山 - Le peintre et Daruma - Japan - 19th century

Okimono - Elephant ivory - Signed Yūzan 友山 - The Painter and Daruma - Japan - 19th century Very fine ivory okimono, it represents a seated artisan painter very surprised by the statuette of Daruma which comes to life and begins to gesticulate while he was painting it, note all the necessary for painting, stone with ink, pot furnished with brushes, small cabinet with drawers, cup of water. A finger glued back together. Very light patina, signature under the base Yūzan 友 山, end of Meiji period Japan. Height: 10 cm