Lot 214

FINE IVORY AND GOLD-LACQUER FIGURE OF A GEISHA Y
MEIJI PERIOD

Auction: 18 September 2018 at 12:00 BST
£3,250
Description
the figure shown standing gracefully holding a metal parasol, the kimono finely decorated in hiramaki-e with seasonal flowers blossoming in a rocky landscape, inlaid with mother-of-pearl highlights, the head and the feet worked in ivory, supported on a wooden plinth
Dimensions
36cm high (overall)
Footnote
Provenance:
Private English collection.
