Okimono - Elephant ivory - Signed Kazuyuki 一之 - La pêcheuse d'ormeau - Japan - 19th century
Okimono - Elephant ivory - Signed Kazuyuki 一之 - The abalone fisher - Japan - 19th century Beautiful elephant ivory okimono depicting a young woman fishing for abalone; she's holding a closed umbrella in one hand and a large abalone in the other; a strange device is attached to her kimono. Signed under the base Kazuyuki, from the Nagoya school, Japan around 1890. Height: 25 cm
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Okimono - Elephant ivory - Signed Kazuyuki 一之 - The abalone fisher - Japan - 19th century Beautiful elephant ivory okimono depicting a young woman fishing for abalone; she's holding a closed umbrella in one hand and a large abalone in the other; a strange device is attached to her kimono. Signed under the base Kazuyuki, from the Nagoya school, Japan around 1890. Height: 25 cm