FINE SHIBAYAMA-INLAID IVORY BOX AND COVER Y
MEIJIP PERIOD
£1,250
Auction: 13 March 2019 at 10:00 GMT
Description
the cover inlaid in ivory, mother-of-pearl and coral with blossoming cherry and chrysanthemum branches issuing from a tripod vase, surrounded by birds, butterflies and a mantis, the sides inlaid with further flowering branches
Dimensions
15.7cm long
Footnote
Provenance:
Private Edinburgh collection.