Japanese Works of Art - 21st May 2019
Lot 314
λ A GOOD JAPANESE SILVER AND IVORY SHIBAYAMA TUSK VASE MEIJI 1868-1912 The tall body raised on...
Estimate £3,000 - £4,000 | Hammer £2800
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Description
λ A GOOD JAPANESE SILVER AND IVORY SHIBAYAMA TUSK VASE
MEIJI 1868-1912
The tall body raised on four elegant silver feet shaped as curved sections of bamboo, finely decorated with a cockerel perched on a prunus tree with a hen below, the other side with two quails under flowering branches of peony, a small butterfly fluttering above, all in mother of pearl, stained ivory, horn and coral inlays, the silver lid with formal scrolling patterns in cloisonné enamel and topped with a large bird of prey perched on a rock, unsigned, 28.5cm. (3)
Provenance: an English private collection acquired before 2000.