An ivory figure of a shirabyoshi by Ouchi Gyokuso, Tokyo (1873-1944)

Estimate

1,500 - 2,000 GBP

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Description

4.8cm., 1 7/8 in.

kneeling in a small open boat, her head bowed over a tsuzumi resting at her feet, she wears an eboshi and long robe engraved with karakusa while holding a fan at her side, signed Gyokuso to

Catalogue Note

The Shirabyoshi is the subject of a dancer-courtesan and is commonly shown in paintings, as here, seated in a boat, waiting for customers at an inlet on Lake Biwa called Azuma (see also lot 770)