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
A silver-mounted ivory Shibayama-inlaid tusk vase
Meiji Period
Typically executed in stained ivory, mother-of-pearl and tortoise-shell, one side decorated with a dove among flowering blooms, the reverse with an exotic long-tailed bird perched on a plum tree, a butterfly hovering above, the foot and rim applied with a silver filigree mount, unsigned; supported on a detachable six-legged wood stand.
The vase 20.5cm (8 7/8in) high, the wood stand 16cm (6¼in) high. (2).
Typically executed in stained ivory, mother-of-pearl and tortoise-shell, one side decorated with a dove among flowering blooms, the reverse with an exotic long-tailed bird perched on a plum tree, a butterfly hovering above, the foot and rim applied with a silver filigree mount, unsigned; supported on a detachable six-legged wood stand.
The vase 20.5cm (8 7/8in) high, the wood stand 16cm (6¼in) high. (2).
Sold for
£1,187
inc. premium
Footnotes
- 花鳥図芝山象嵌象牙花立 無銘 明治時代
Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art
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