A large ivory tusk vase
Meiji
Deeply carved and stained with a continuous scene of an elephant fighting off an attack by five tigers, the cover with a tiger in low relief and another in the round as a finial (damaged), raised on a pierced wooden stand,
vase 35cm high, total height 69cm
Deeply carved and stained with a continuous scene of an elephant fighting off an attack by five tigers, the cover with a tiger in low relief and another in the round as a finial (damaged), raised on a pierced wooden stand,
vase 35cm high, total height 69cm
Sold for
£1,000
inc. premium
Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art
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