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MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
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A PAIR OF IVORY TUSK VASES
Meiji Period (Late 19th Century)
Each a naturally-curved tusk section lacquered in gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashi-e, kirikane, nashiji, and inlaid in Shibayama-style, decorated with a scene depicting herons, cranes, mandarin ducks, geese, dragonflies and butterflies, lotus, chrysanthemums, water plantain and other plants beside a stream, wood stands
26.1cm. and 26.8cm. high (2)
Meiji Period (Late 19th Century)
Each a naturally-curved tusk section lacquered in gold and silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, togidashi-e, kirikane, nashiji, and inlaid in Shibayama-style, decorated with a scene depicting herons, cranes, mandarin ducks, geese, dragonflies and butterflies, lotus, chrysanthemums, water plantain and other plants beside a stream, wood stands
26.1cm. and 26.8cm. high (2)