JUROJIN ON AN OX BY IKKOSAI KOJITSU

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2,500 - 3,000 GBP

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Description

JUROJIN ON AN OXBY IKKOSAI KOJITSU
Signed in an oval reserve Ikkosai
Wood and Ivory
3.9cm., 1 1/2 in.

The God of wisdom is rendered in ivory and seated on an ox, holding a tama, the ox is recumbent and staring impassively ahead, a thin halter rope runs from its nose and trails up across its back.

Catalogue Note

The artist is a member of the Hojitsu School and is better known for his ivory Manju pieces with decoration rendered in sunk relief. He occasionally signed Ikkosai only, as in the present example.