"Ivory Okimono. The Fishermen And The Dragon. Signed Tadakazu, School Of Oasaka Japan XIXth"
Ivory okimono depicting a fisherman and his son; the fisherman holds a large clam from which emerges a small dragon (missing the head) and the karako holds two fish. Legs of the fisherman glued. Signature under the Tadakazu base, Osaka school, Japan Meiji period, ca 1890. Height: 16.5cm