As part of our Japanese art collection we are delighted to offer this large and high quality ivory okimono by the highly renowned Tokyo school carver Suzuki Nobuyuki , this okimono depicts the most charming image of a beautiful bijin standing in a tranquil garden setting , she stands on a thickly cut finely carved base section that is decorated with a cockerel to her side and a snail at her feet, she holds a sprig of prunus carefully wrapped in paper in her left hand whilst holding a parasol in her right ,the geometry and detailing to the parasol defies belief ,the bijin wears a scarf around her shoulders and over her head giving her an enchanting almost islamic look, her kimono is decorated with the most exquisite detailing imaginable and she stands upon traditional stilted shoes ,signed to the underside SUZUKI NOBUYUKI, she is stunning !!For a further example of the artists work see a much smaller inlaid Ebisu , lot 282 at Bonhams sale 18823 - 12/05/2011.The condition for suc...