Asian Art II - 18th November 2015

Lot 310

λ A JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO MEIJI 1868-1912 Depicting Seiobo

Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £700

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Description

λ A JAPANESE IVORY OKIMONO

MEIJI 1868-1912

Depicting Seiobo, the Queen Mother of the West, wearing an elaborate headdress and draped in a long billowing sash, holding a fan, a child attendant by her side presenting her with a peach, the base with a three character mark, 6.1cm.

Provenance: formerly in an English private collection.