A Japanese ivory box by Tomioka, Mejii period, 1868-1912
Asian Art
LOT 100
A Japanese ivory box by Tomioka, Mejii period, 1868-1912
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 8 000 - 10 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 9 380
Auction Catalogue
About this Item
A Japanese ivory box by Tomioka, Mejii period, 1868-1912
rectangular, the cover carved with a female monkey and her infants feeding on berries and persimmons from a straw basket, signed four-character Tomioka mark, some damage, 21cm wide
*This lot is not suitable for export
Provenance
cf. Bonhams, London, 12 May 2011, lot 267.
Property of an Oriental Collector.
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