KOICHI: AN IVORY OKIMONO OF A FARMER

KOICHI: AN IVORY OKIMONO OF A FARMER
By Koichi, signed Koichi
Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)
The farmer standing on a shaped base, carrying a basket and holding a hoe, a bundle of grains slung over his back, and lifting a grain stalk next to his face with superbly carved features. The lightly stained ivory finely carved, the man wearing a large straw hat and dressed in neatly patterned robes. Signed underneath KOICHI.
HEIGHT 20.5 cm
Condition: Good condition and presenting very well. Some minor, non-distracting repairs.
Provenance:
From a Belgian private collection.
Trade Certificate:
The trade certificate for the sale of this lot within the EU has been granted (permit number 2023/BE00303/CE).
This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore, after this item has the necessary trade certificate, it can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.