SHIBAYAMA-INLAID IVORY OKIMONO OF A BANANA Y
MEIJI PERIOD
£813
Auction: 22 March 2017 at 14:00 GMT
Description
the banana naturalistically carved and inlaid around the sides with various beetles, 16cm long; together with a CARVED BONE TANTO, MEIJI PERIOD, carved in the shape of a flat bean issuing from a leafy stem with insects attached to its sides, 20cm long (2)
Footnote
Provenance:
Private Scottish collection.