Lot 281
SILVER-MOUNTED SHIBAYAMA-INLAID IVORY TUSK VASE AND COVER Y
SIGNED MASAYASU, MEIJI PERIOD
Auction: 13 September 2017 at 11:00 BST
£3,250
Description
each inlaid in stained ivory, tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl with an impressive presentation of bird perched on flowering branches, the cover surmounted by a monkey playing with its young, supported on an elaborately carved and pierced wood stand
Dimensions
32cm high (excluding stand)
Footnote
Provenance:
Private Scottish collection.