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SIGNED CHIKUYOSAI TOMOCHIKA (III), MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
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AN IVORY OKIMONO [SCULPTURAL ORNAMENT]
SIGNED CHIKUYOSAI TOMOCHIKA (III), MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
Of two children feeding a ram, on an irregular base, the ivory variously stained for effect, signed and dated Mizunoe inu seigetsu, Bajyo no Daiyacho, Chikuyosai Tomochika [made by Chikuyosai Tomochika, at Bajyo in the year of the dog (1862)]
2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm.) wide
SIGNED CHIKUYOSAI TOMOCHIKA (III), MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
Of two children feeding a ram, on an irregular base, the ivory variously stained for effect, signed and dated Mizunoe inu seigetsu, Bajyo no Daiyacho, Chikuyosai Tomochika [made by Chikuyosai Tomochika, at Bajyo in the year of the dog (1862)]
2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm.) wide
Provenance
Sold Sotheby's, London, 11 November 2003, lot 244.
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.
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