λ A JAPANESE IVORY CARVING

λ A JAPANESE IVORY CARVING, OKIMONO

MEIJI 1868-1912

Depicting a fisherman precariously sitting on a large anchor with his two sons by his side, the man holding a basket of seashells with one hand and grabbing one boy's shoulder with the other as a large crab attacks them, the other boy leaning towards them whilst holding on to a large chain, with baskets full of fish around them, signed Ryugetsu in a red lacquer tablet underneath, 16cm.