Japanese Works of Art - 14th November 2018

Lot 882

A JAPANESE IVORY OJIME MEIJI 1868-1912 Depicting a small mika fruit

Estimate £1,500 - £2,000

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Description

A JAPANESE IVORY OJIME

MEIJI 1868-1912

Depicting a small mika fruit, the tangerine with its skin peeled to reveal the segments underneath, the calyx inlaid with a small horn bead, signed Mitsuhiro underneath, 0.9cm.

Provenance: An English private collection, Surrey.