Lot 37 , Two Japanese ivory okimono, Meiji period, 12.5cm, both with losses

Two Japanese ivory okimono, Meiji period, the first carved as a seated boy holding a fan, unsigned, 7cm, the second a man surprised by a toad by his feet, engraved two character signature to underside, 12.5cm, both with losses
Estimate £100-150

Okimono of the seated boy has losses to the bows on his headband at the front and back, both ends of the fan, the edges of the robes around his legs and around the sides and the toes on both feet, also some fine age cracks across his face and down his back, the second figure of a man surprised by a toad has losses to the fingers on both of his hands, his right arm has been broken off and restuck with an open crack and some glue evidence around the sleeve of his robe, his right foot has been broken and messily re-stuck and the toad has been reglued to the base also, the mark underneath is a little worn.


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Sold for £100