Decorative Arts, Furniture and Jewellery
Live Virtual Auction, 19 - 21 September 2022
Asian Art
About the Sessionincluding Property of an Oriental Collector and The Property of the Estate Late Tiemen Groen
Lot Estimate
ZAR 5 000 - 7 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 5 277
About this Item
A Japanese ivory okimono of a goose carer, Meiji period, 1868-1912
the robed figure with pained expression, his left arm holding an egg-filled basket, his right hand poised for deflection, his right leg raised, wearing waraji, a goose to his right pecking at his robe, two further smaller geese to his left observing, with a food basket to the centre, on a textured base, chips,losses, signed in an oval reserve, 10,4cm high
*This lot is not suitable for export
Provenance
Strauss & Co, Cape Town, 7 October 2019, lot 178.