Lot 5098: A wood figural study By Sosui (Ouchi Jiro, b. 1911) Estimate: $2,500 - 3,500 Please note there is an amendment to this lot See full description for details

Name: A wood figural study By Sosui (Ouchi Jiro, b. 1911) Estimate: $2,500 - 3,500 Please note there is an amendment to this lot See full description for details
Brand: Bonhams
SKU: 118vu33w6d

Est: $2,500 USD - $3,500 USDSold:

BonhamsNew York, NY, USMarch 19, 2008

Item Overview

Description

By Sosui (Ouchi Jiro, b. 1911)
Finely carved and incised as a jovial itinerant puppeteer standing with the characteristic box-like stage suspended from his neck, his right hand retrieving a female figure to the great joy of a small boy jumping to the front, the reverse with artist's cartouche, with accompanying signed tomobako.
2 1/8in (5.3cm) high

Artist or Maker

Sosui

Auction Details

Fine Japanese Works of Art

Bonhams

March 19, 2008, 12:00 PM EST

580 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, 10022, US

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