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Lot 331Y
An ivory tusk vase and cover By Tomioka, Meiji Period
11 May 2010, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £25,200 inc. premium
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By Tomioka, Meiji Period
Finely carved in relief with three apes, the adult protecting its offspring and growling at the wasps hovering above whilst its mate, visible on the reverse sits contentedly beside them, on a removable wood stand; the cover surmounted by a finial in the form of a monkey, signed with seal Tomioka. The vase 36.5cm (14 3/8in) excluding stand. (3).
Finely carved in relief with three apes, the adult protecting its offspring and growling at the wasps hovering above whilst its mate, visible on the reverse sits contentedly beside them, on a removable wood stand; the cover surmounted by a finial in the form of a monkey, signed with seal Tomioka. The vase 36.5cm (14 3/8in) excluding stand. (3).
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猿図象牙彫蓋付花瓶 富岡 明治時代
























