A MEIJI PERIOD IVORY NETSUKE OKIMONO DEPICTING A MAN SEATED ON A BUNDLE OF STICKS AND A BOYNetsuke okimono, ivoryJapan, Meiji period (1868-1912)A large bundle of sticks on an oval base with a man sitting on top with one leg tucked up and smoking a pipe. One the reverse, a netsuke on a belt holds a tabakoire. A young boy, possibly the man’s son, is seated on the ground beside him, holding a grape in one hand. Signed on the smooth underside of the base TOMO-MASA 友 正, probably a student of Tomochika in Tokyo.Dimensions: HEIGHT 4 CM, WIDTH 4.1 CMCondition: Excellent conditionProvenance: Austrian private collection