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MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
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A Group of Okimono [Sculptural Ornament]
Meiji period (late 19th century)
The first of marine ivory of a snake eating a toad on a skull; the second, stag antler of a hawk perched on a skull surrounded by monkeys, stained details, signed Mingyoku; the third, ivory of a coiled snake and a toad on a skull
5.5cm., 8.2cm. and 5.5cm. high respectively
Meiji period (late 19th century)
The first of marine ivory of a snake eating a toad on a skull; the second, stag antler of a hawk perched on a skull surrounded by monkeys, stained details, signed Mingyoku; the third, ivory of a coiled snake and a toad on a skull
5.5cm., 8.2cm. and 5.5cm. high respectively
Special notice
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