Two Japanese Ivory Okimono of a Fisherman and a Street Entertainer The first signed Shusui and the second signed indistinctly, Taisho Period Each standing and wearing floral engraved jackets over trousers, the fisherman with a straw hat slung on his back and holding a raised bamboo pole with his catch at his side; the entertainer wearing a banner draped on his back while playing a two- tier drum suspended from his chest and a cat before him. On hardwood stands. H of first: 11.5in (29.2 cm); H of second: 5.625in (14.3cm) See Illustration