An ivory group of tiger and cub by Okatomo, Kyoto, late 18th/early 19th century

Estimate

6,000 - 7,000 GBP

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Description

4.2cm., 1 5/8 in.

the former seated, looking down to the left as it protects his recumbent offspring beneath one raised fore paw, his tail passing forward over the back, the well toned ivory is slightly worn and the eye pupils are inlaid, signed in a rectangular resereve Okatomo

Provenance

Anne Hull Grundy collection
Robert and Shirlee Guggenheim collection

Exhibited

Barry Davies Oriental Art, London, 1990

Literature

INCS Journal 1982, vol.9, no.4, p.18