IVORIES
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
TWO OVAL TUSK BOXES AND COVERS AND A PAPER KNIFE
19TH CENTURY
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TWO OVAL TUSK BOXES AND COVERS AND A PAPER KNIFE
19th Century
An oval box carved with a figure fishing, the cover surmounted with a sennin seated on rockwork holding a fan, the cover signed Ichiyusai and kao, the base with Kao, (the base detached, slight wear), 11cm. wide; another with the design of a tree trunk with creeping ivy, the cover surmounted with a seated man holding a large pine cone, the box with kao and the cover signed Seimin and two seals, (the cover with an age crack), 11cm. wide; and an ivory paper knife decorated in Shibayama style with a monkey trainer, (a piece missing), 31.7cm. (3)
19th Century
An oval box carved with a figure fishing, the cover surmounted with a sennin seated on rockwork holding a fan, the cover signed Ichiyusai and kao, the base with Kao, (the base detached, slight wear), 11cm. wide; another with the design of a tree trunk with creeping ivy, the cover surmounted with a seated man holding a large pine cone, the box with kao and the cover signed Seimin and two seals, (the cover with an age crack), 11cm. wide; and an ivory paper knife decorated in Shibayama style with a monkey trainer, (a piece missing), 31.7cm. (3)