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An ivory group of a mother with three children
Meiji Period

Fine Japanese Art
11 May 2010, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

£4,000 - £6,000

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An ivory group of a mother with three children

Meiji Period
The former lying down on a tatami mat with her head propped up on her elbow, nursing her baby whose hand reaches out for his mother's breast, his older sibling standing behind, holds a sprig of rose whilst another sister knelt in front of a box of origami paper, clutches a paper crane, the base signed Sei[...] to; with separate rectangular wood stand around the edge of which are applied assorted children's toys in ivory and mother-of-pearl. 16.2cm x 26cm (6 3/8in x 10¼in), the wood stand 2.2cm x 31.5cm (2).

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象牙彫置物　母と子　星□　明治時代

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