Lot 184
A Japanese Meiji period carved ivory okimono. Possibly mammoth ivory, modelled as a bird...
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Lot 184
A Japanese Meiji period carved ivory okimono. Possibly mammoth ivory, modelled as a bird...
Lot 184
Lot Description
A Japanese Meiji period carved ivory okimono. Possibly mammoth ivory, modelled as a bird (probably a phoenix) holding a scroll, over a bijin standing on a stone bridge, a crab beneath, incised concentric rings and a seal mark beneath, the reverse rough-cut, 9", (23cm) high.
Export issue: Yes
Postage: Auction Default
Weight: No
Total lot weight: No
Condition Report
Generally variegated colouring - browner than normal ivory - and the reverse is rough (probably a dug up piece of mammoth ivory). Losses to tips.
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