Set including two ivory objects*.
JAPAN - Meiji period (19th-20th century)
Estimate : 1 500 - 2 000 €
Sold 1 500 €
Set of two ivory objects*, including a leaf-shaped bowl and a paper cutter, decorated in shibayama with gold lacquer and mother-of-pearl and hardstone inlays, with birds, butterflies and insects among prunus, peonies in bloom and wild grasses.
Diam. bowl 10 cm – L. paper-knife 25.6 cm
Gross weight: 94.8 gr
(Small chip to the bowl, paper cutter missing)
* Ivory specimen of Elephant spp (Elephantidae spp) compliant with the AM of May 4, 2017 allowing the commercial use of antique Elephantidae ivory. If the specimen is to be exported from the EU, a CITES re-export certificate will be required, at the expense of the future buyer.
Set including two ivory objects*. - JAPAN - Meiji period (19th-20th century)
Set including two ivory objects*. - JAPAN - Meiji period (19th-20th century)
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