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EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED TOMIN AND ON AN INLAID GOLD RESERVE RYUMIN (FOR THE METALWORK)
Details
An Ivory Pipecase**
Edo period (19th century), signed Tomin and on an inlaid gold reserve Ryumin (for the metalwork)
Carved with curtains of state and a veranda with a courtier carrying a child, possibly the child emperor Antoku (1178-1185) inlaid in gold, details of the balustrade inlaid in enamel, ivory details stained dark and finished in ishime
8in. (20.3cm.) long
Edo period (19th century), signed Tomin and on an inlaid gold reserve Ryumin (for the metalwork)
Carved with curtains of state and a veranda with a courtier carrying a child, possibly the child emperor Antoku (1178-1185) inlaid in gold, details of the balustrade inlaid in enamel, ivory details stained dark and finished in ishime
8in. (20.3cm.) long
Provenance
G. G. Davies, London
T. B. Kitson, sold Sotheby's, London, Fine Japanese Works of Art, The Property of the Late T. B. Kitson, Esq., 31 October, 1960, lot 99
T. B. Kitson, sold Sotheby's, London, Fine Japanese Works of Art, The Property of the Late T. B. Kitson, Esq., 31 October, 1960, lot 99
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.