Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Jewellery

Live Auction, 7 October 2019

Chinese and Japanese Ceramics and Works of Art

Sold for

ZAR 25 036
Lot 177
  • A Japanese marine ivory okimono of a banana, Meiji period, 1868-1912
  • A Japanese marine ivory okimono of a banana, Meiji period, 1868-1912
  • A Japanese marine ivory okimono of a banana, Meiji period, 1868-1912
  • A Japanese marine ivory okimono of a banana, Meiji period, 1868-1912
  • A Japanese marine ivory okimono of a banana, Meiji period, 1868-1912
  • A Japanese marine ivory okimono of a banana, Meiji period, 1868-1912
  • A Japanese marine ivory okimono of a banana, Meiji period, 1868-1912
  • A Japanese marine ivory okimono of a banana, Meiji period, 1868-1912


Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 8 000 - 10 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 25 036
Auction Catalogue

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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