SEIHO: AN IVORY OKIMONO OF A MAN AND HIS CAT

SEIHO: AN IVORY OKIMONO OF A MAN AND HIS CAT
By Seiho, signed Seiho
Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)
Finely carved and stained depicting a man seated on a straw mat playing with his cat. The cross-legged figure dressed in a checkered robe with foliate designs under an overcoat with karakusa, the voluminous fabric falling in pleats and opened slightly at the chest, one hand dangling a ball of yarn while the other clutches a piece of cloth. The cat crouching and ready to pounce, its head turned and focused on the dangling ball above, all beside a hollowed wood stump with a tubular vessel within. Signed on a red-lacquer tablet SEIHO.
HEIGHT 4.3 cm, LENGTH 5.7 cm
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear.
Provenance
: From a private collection in Belgium, published in the commissioned private catalogue 'The Nibajama collection' no. 76.
Trade Certificate:
The trade certificate for the sale of this lot within the EU has been granted (permit number 2023/BE00297/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.