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MEIJI PERIOD (CIRCA 1900), WITH SIGNATURE SEIRYU SAKU
Details
An Ivory Table Ornament (Okimono)**
Meiji Period (circa 1900), with signature Seiryu saku
Carved as an adult dragon balanced on the front claws and long undulating tail regarding its young, also carved with s-shaped spine and with the end of its tail curled around the spine of the adult dragon, surface details finely etched and stippled, eyes inlaid in horn, signed in an ivory oval reserve on underside
9½in. (22.8cm.) long; 3¾in. (9.5cm.) high
Meiji Period (circa 1900), with signature Seiryu saku
Carved as an adult dragon balanced on the front claws and long undulating tail regarding its young, also carved with s-shaped spine and with the end of its tail curled around the spine of the adult dragon, surface details finely etched and stippled, eyes inlaid in horn, signed in an ivory oval reserve on underside
9½in. (22.8cm.) long; 3¾in. (9.5cm.) high
Special notice
Notice Regarding the Sale of Ivory and Tortoiseshell
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing ivory or tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.