†λ A GOOD JAPANESE IVORY CARVING

†λ A GOOD JAPANESE IVORY CARVING, OKIMONO

MEIJI 1868-1912

Depicting a travelling monk, the elderly man resting with a gourd in one hand and a rectangular woven purse slung around his neck, a small bundle by his side with his pipe case and tobacco box on top, with a two character signature for Sosai in a red lacquer tablet underneath, 9.5cm.