A Japanese Shibayama style ivory-mounted tanto, Meiji period, 1868-1912
Chinese and Japanese Ceramics and Works of Art
LOT 131
A Japanese Shibayama style ivory-mounted tanto, Meiji period, 1868-1912
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 20 000 - 25 000
Selling Price
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ZAR 45 520
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About this Item
A Japanese Shibayama style ivory-mounted tanto, Meiji period, 1868-1912
the saya, tsuka, tsuba and kurigata typically executed in Shibayama inlaid with mother-of-pearl, coloured precious stones and tortoiseshell, the saya profusely engraved with a hexagonal brocade pattern, the kozuka similarly inlaid, 30cm long
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Provenance
The Andrew Newall Collection.
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