Japanese Art - 23rd May 2018

Lot 858

TWO JAPANESE IVORY MODELS OF FRUITS

Estimate £3,000 - £4,000

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Description

TWO JAPANESE IVORY MODELS OF FRUITS, OKIMONO

MEIJI 1868-1912

One carved as an apple, the skin partially peeled to the underside revealing the fleshy pulp within, stained a pale shade of pink, the other depicting a tangerine, the skin also partially removed to reveal the segments underneath, realistically stained orange, 5.8cm. (2)