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A gold laquer manju of Shojo: Shibayama, Shozan

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:500.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,200.00 USD
A gold laquer manju of Shojo: Shibayama, Shozan
By Shibayama saku and Kakosai Shozan, Tokyo, Mid 19th century. Depicted with flowing red hair and red and gold brocade on the pantaloons, face and hands inlaid in ivory, feet in nacre as is a stand-alone figure of a kirin above Shoko's head. Signed on the reverse, all in gold lacquer, Shibayama saku, and below and to the left, Shozan. 1 1/2in (3.8cm). Provenance: Purchased from R. Koscherak, 1953.