Asian Art II - 18th November 2010

Lot 485

Four Japanese ivory carvings

Estimate £500 - £1,000 | Hammer £9500

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Description

Four Japanese ivory carvings, 19th century. One of a figure wrestling with a beast whose tail becomes a snake, another of a seated figure, a third of three seated figures on a red lacquered dish, the fourth of a man standing holding a whisk, three signed, 6.5cm. (4) Provenance: an English private collection.