A carved ivory Okimono of a seated yamabushi with a shell

Description:

Japan, sign. Shingetsu tō, late 19th c
H. 5,2 cm
Yamabushi, who blossoms into a large hora shell.
From an old private collection in the Hunsrück region, acquired in the 1990s - Publ. in: Lempertz Köln, Auction 659, 30 Nov./1 Dec. 1990, Lot 936 - The EU trade certificate for the sale of this lot has been granted - Minimally wear