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A FOUR PANEL SHIBAYAMA STYLE IVORY TABLE SCREEEN, the front decorated with panels depicting a continuous scene of an eagle in a pine tree catching a monkey as its prey, further monkeys cowering in its branches above smaller panels of chrysanthemum flowerheads among swirling waters, the reverse with birds in flight and perched on the branches of prunus trees and among peonies and chrysanthemums above further panels of butterflies and insects among floral and leafy roundels, the ivory trimmings richly carved with confronting dragons chasing flaming pearls among cloud scrolls and above foaming waves (some inlay missing), unsigned, 19th century
each panel 34.2cm. high and 13.8cm. wide
each panel 34.2cm. high and 13.8cm. wide