This is a well carved, artist signed ivory okimono depicting a musician playing his shamisen. There is a noh theater mask resting on his head, along with dolls of a Daruma and a tenuke near his knee. The condition is excellent with no losses and it dates back to the Taisho Period or about 1920.
The subject on this carving shows a man removing a crab from his cast net in nice detail. Other than an age crack on the base, there are no losses to this piece. It measures 6" x 2.5" and dates about 1900 - 1920.
This is a nicely detailed Japanese ivory okimono dating back to the 1920's. It is artist signed on the underside and is in excellent condition with only some minor expected age lines. It measures 8 3/4"
x 2 3/4.
