LOT 194 ONO SEIMIN: A SMALL IVORY OKIMONO OF A GROUP OF TRAVELERS IN...
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By Ono Seimin, signed Ono SeiminJapan, Tokyo, Meiji period (1868-1912)Depicting a group of travelers inside a boat on top of a base formed by waves. A boy is shown fishing a little tortoise out of the water, his mother is holding him back by his collar. Next to the boy is a man with a box tied to his back – this along with the tortoise may be an allusion to the legend of Urashima Taro. Signed underneath ONO SEIMIN – a pupil of Ono Ryomin.LENGTH 5.1 cmCondition: Good condition with minor wear, some fine age cracks.Provenance: German private collection.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 this item can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.
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