6 Nov 2012
14:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street
Fine Japanese Art Afternoon Session
Back to auction 20023
Fine Japanese Art Afternoon Session
Back to auction 20023
An ivory okimono of a mikan (tangerine)
Meiji Period
Naturalistically carved to represent a half-peeled tangerine with the pale orange-stained dimpled skin partially removed to reveal the white flesh underneath, unsigned.
3cm x 9cm (1 1/8in x 3½in).
Naturalistically carved to represent a half-peeled tangerine with the pale orange-stained dimpled skin partially removed to reveal the white flesh underneath, unsigned.
3cm x 9cm (1 1/8in x 3½in).
Sold for
£5,625
inc. premium
Footnotes
- 象牙彫置物 みかん 無銘 明治時代
Amongst figural representations of people and animals, trompe l'oeil ivory carvings of fruit were also popular during the Meiji Period. The workmanship required to naturalistically render a piece of fruit in ivory was never more accomplished than during this time.
Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art
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