A Japanese bronze model of an elephant with lion and an opium pipe | Christie's

Sale 2414

Chinese and Japanese Ceramics and Works of Art

Amsterdam

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12 May 1999

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Lot 515

A Japanese bronze model of an elephant with lion and an opium pipe

Price realised

NLG 995

Estimate

NLG 800 - NLG 1,200

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A Japanese bronze model of an elephant with lion and an opium pipe
The elephant with it's left front leg on the struggling lion, the head turned to the left, 22 cm. high; the container of the opium pipe decorated in cloisonn with blue, green and white stylised motifs on a black ground, surmounted by a long pipe and various utensils, signed, 27.5 cm. high (2)
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