A Japanese marine ivory okimono of a banana, Meiji period, 1868-1912
Chinese and Japanese Ceramics and Works of Art
LOT 177
A Japanese marine ivory okimono of a banana, Meiji period, 1868-1912
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 8 000 - 10 000
Selling Price
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Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 25 036
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About this Item
A Japanese marine ivory okimono of a banana, Meiji period, 1868-1912
naturalistically carved with a strip of skin peeled back towards the brown stalk revealing the fleshy interior, the skin stained a pale yellow, 10,7cm long
*This lot is not suitable for export
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