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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 12, 2016 | Bonhams | London | Fine Japanese Art | 628 | $****** - ****** | An ivory okimono group of three Karako (Chinese boys) cavorting around a floor screen |
sculpture
9.6 x 10.2 cm (3.78 x 4.02 in)
ivory
an English private collection.
Two boys standing at either end of the screen, one wearing a demon mask whilst his companion holding a trumpet is positioned at the opposite side, whilst a third boy, clutching a banner and waving a gunpai uchiwa (war fan) standing from behind on top of a go board resting on a drum, acts as the umpire, the front of the screen decorated in typical Shibayama style with a suspended bamboo vessel containing an arrangement of chrysanthemums, a large shishimai (lion-dance) mask lying on the ground; unsigned.