By Naito, signed Naito Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)
The black-ground panels each finely inlaid in bone with some ivory, one depicting a sarumawashi holding his taming stick and carrying his monkey on his back, with lotus leaves below, the other depicting a bijin and a young girl gathering flowers and plants in baskets. Both with inlaid seal marks NAITO and framed.
SIZE 100 x 60.5 cm
Condition: Excellent condition with traces of wear, no inlays are missing. Provenance: British collection.