A small ivory okimono of a peasant couple. Late 19th century - image-1

Lot 180 Nα

A small ivory okimono of a peasant couple. Late 19th century

Auction 1146 - overview Cologne
06.12.2019, 14:00 - Japan, India/South-East Asia
Estimate: 300 € - 400 €
Result: 372 € (incl. premium)

A small ivory okimono of a peasant couple. Late 19th century

Next to the man who shoulders a large hoe and touches his head in a gesture of surprise stands a young woman with a tenugui over her head and a pipe in her hand. Carved in several sections and stained with black ink.
Height 5.5 cm

Provenance

Private collection, collected between 1985 and 2017