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Lot 261Y
A Japanese ivory letter opener Meiji Period
4 – 6 November 2008, 13:00 GMT
ChesterSold for £432 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA Japanese ivory letter opener
Meiji Period
In the form of a carved sword, the handle carved with various animals and birds, including a frog, monkey, rat, eagle and a squirrel, the slightly curved blade decorated in raised gilt and coloured enamels with birds and insects amidst flowering lotus and maple branches, 36cm long, together with a further ivory letter opener inlaid with mother-of-pearl with various insects, 28cm long (some losses), together with a boxwood simulated tanto of slightly curved form, 46cm long. (3)
In the form of a carved sword, the handle carved with various animals and birds, including a frog, monkey, rat, eagle and a squirrel, the slightly curved blade decorated in raised gilt and coloured enamels with birds and insects amidst flowering lotus and maple branches, 36cm long, together with a further ivory letter opener inlaid with mother-of-pearl with various insects, 28cm long (some losses), together with a boxwood simulated tanto of slightly curved form, 46cm long. (3)
















