A JAPANESE IVORY FIGURAL LETTER OPENER
MEIJI PERIOD
THE HANDLE MODELLED AS A STANDING LADY STANDING ON A LOTUS BASE AND WEARING A LARGE LOTUS LEAF ON HER HEAD, ITS STEM HELD IN HER HAND, THE FLATTENED BLADE INCISED WITH A PERCHED BIRD AMONG LARGE LOTUS LEAVES AND REEDS -- 12¼IN. (31.2CM.) LONG.
A JAPANESE IVORY FIGURAL LETTER OPENER
MEIJI PERIOD
THE HANDLE MODELLED AS A STANDING LADY STANDING ON A LOTUS BASE AND WEARING A LARGE LOTUS LEAF ON HER HEAD, ITS STEM HELD IN HER HAND, THE FLATTENED BLADE INCISED WITH A PERCHED BIRD AMONG LARGE LOTUS LEAVES AND REEDS -- 12¼IN. (31.2CM.) LONG.
