Lot 272

EXQUISITELY CARVED IVORY TUSK VASE AND COVER Y
BY RYOKOSAI JUGYOKU, EDO PERIOD







Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 15 May 2019 at 17:00 BST
£1,750
Description
finely carved following the natural curve of the tusk with four Buddhist Rakans beside a large plantain tree, one of the monks shown releasing a dragon from an alms bowl, the lid surmounted by a small figure of a young Buddhist monk, signed Jugyoku to the base
Dimensions
28cm high
Footnote
Provenance:
From a private Scottish collection of Chinese & Japanese works of art.






