Lot 225

GROUP OF THREE JAPANESE IVORY PATCH BOXES Y
MEIJI PERIOD

Auction: 11 March 2020 at 10:00 GMT
£400
Description
明治 象牙雕蓋盒(一組三件)
comprising: a cylindrical box with separate lid, the body carved in high relief with scenes of tigers hunting an elephant, sitting upon a recessed base, the underside and interior both etched with small insects; a container of squat form, sitting upon a circular base, with separate lid topped with an elegant finial; a miniature container sitting upon a circular base, with separate lid topped with an elegant finial
Dimensions
largest: 7.3cm high
Footnote
Provenance: Private Scottish collection
