Sale 5540
Paris
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4 - 5 March 2008
Price realised
EUR 88
Estimate
OBI SASH (CEINTURE) JAPON, XIXEME SIECLE En soie tissée d'or et d'argent, à décor d'iris ; en trois parties ; signé. 149 x 32 cm. pour le principal élément et 114 x 32 cm. pour les deux autres. (3)
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