Un groupe en ivoire de l'école de Tokyo Epoque Meiji (1868-1912)

finement sculpté, figurant un vieil homme souriant portant deux enfants turbulents sur son dos, l'un portant un panier avec des Kakis, signé Kazuo avec le cachet de l'artiste

Five very thin hairline cracks, the longest 6 cm in front of the man tunique, another 5cm to his side, a radiant around his head, extending to the start of his cheek (not stained and difficult to see) . A circular age crack beneath the base . Otherwise the overall condition is good and the ivory of an excellent color. Please use the zoom feature on our website at www.sothebys.com/ browse catalogue to closely inspect the surface texture of the item.
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