Lot 472 D‡α

Boy with a sack. Ivory. Late 19th century

Signed on an oval reserve: Minkoki
Crouching, biting into a type of finger fruit (akebia quinata). Carrying a large sack on his back over his short kimono, under which dark trouser legs are visible. Ivory, finely carved, polished and engraved, subtly coloured.
Height 3.7 cm