A Japanese carved ivory okimono of a man with a noh mask, Meiji period, he sits rubbing his forehead looking pained and with a short stick in his right hand planted squarely on the ground, a noh mask by his right side, his coat with feather detailing, 3.5cm high and another Japanese okimono of a geisha in traditional dress holding a hanetsuki paddle and fan, 5cm high (2)

Condition Report

Cracks to back of no mask figure and staff may be reduced. Other figure may be missing part of her paddle. Discolouration commensurate with age

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