A wood figure of a shirabyoshi by Ouchi Sosui, Tokyo (1911-1972)

Estimate

2,500 - 3,000 GBP

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Description

6cm., 2 3/8 in.

she kneels in a small open boat, holding a fan and leaning forward, a tsuzumi resting at her feet, she wears an eboshi over her long hair which flows over her karakusa-decorated robe, signed Sosui to

Catalogue Note

For an example in ivory by Ouchi Gyokuso and for the story, see lot 868