Japanese Works of Art - 1st July 2020

Lot 348

λ A JAPANESE WOOD AND IVORY ARTICULATED KOBE TOY MEIJI PERIOD

Estimate £400 - £600

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Description

λ A JAPANESE WOOD AND IVORY ARTICULATED KOBE TOY

MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

Carved as a bakemono, the monster with an articulated head and arm, holding a sceptre from which hangs a conical jewel in one hand and a walking cane in the other, sticking its tongue out and with two small fangs, 8.4cm.