Japanese & Korean Art - 23rd May 2018

Lot 929

A JAPANESE STAG ANTLER AND IVORY OKIMONO MEIJI 1868-1912 Depicting a kneeling man surrounded by...

Estimate £500 - £1,000 | Hammer £1100

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Description

A JAPANESE STAG ANTLER AND IVORY OKIMONO MEIJI 1868-1912 Depicting a kneeling man surrounded by implements to perform a tea ceremony, a large kettle beside him turning into a tanuki, with details picked in coloured ivory, the base with three butterflies with inlaid elements surrounding a large red lacquer tablet with a four character signature for Akishige, another seal mark beside it, 11cm.