Estimate : 3 000 - 4 000 €
Sold 3 000 €
Beautiful ivory* and lacquer okimono depicting Raiden, the god of thunder and lightning, seated, holding a staff in his right hand. He is dressed in a kinji and black lacquer cloak, decorated in hiramaki-e with dragons, flowers and foliage, ivory head, hands and feet, eyes inlaid with horn and mother-of-pearl.
Unsigned.
Height 14 cm (without stick)
(Fine cracks on the head and stick)
* Elephant spp (Elephantidae spp) ivory specimen in compliance with the AM of May 4, 2017 allowing the commercial use of antique Elephantidae ivory. A CITES re-export permit will be required for export out of the EU, at the expense of the future buyer.
Beautiful okimono in ivory* and lacquer - JAPAN - Meiji period (19th-20th century)
Beautiful okimono in ivory* and lacquer - JAPAN - Meiji period (19th-20th century)
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