Japanese Works of Art - 21st May 2019
Lot 315
λ A JAPANESE IVORY VASE AND COVER MEIJI 1868-1912 The cylindrical body decorated in high relief...
Estimate £1,500 - £2,500
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Description
λ A JAPANESE IVORY VASE AND COVER
MEIJI 1868-1912
The cylindrical body decorated in high relief with a continuous scene of celestial maidens, tennin, the heavenly beings wearing long beribboned dresses and floating amongst scrolling clouds whilst playing musical instruments, the lid with a dragon writhing amongst dense clouds and the knop made of a fan, a drum and sho pipes, with a two character seal mark underneath, possibly for Hidetaka, 19.5cm. (2)
Provenance: an English private collection acquired before 2000.