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Otoman
Kyushu, 19th century
three drunks: weepy, rowdy and rough
height 1 3/8 in., 3.5 cm
An ivory study of the three types of drunks: at right sits a sorrowful man wipes his eyes, at left a jovial man throws back his head in a wide-mouthed laugh, standing behind them, a scowling man pushes up his sleeve from his clenched fist as if preparing for a fight. Stained to highlight details. Signed Otoman.
$9,000
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