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215 Y Ф
AN IVORY OKIMONO OF A SMALL MIKAN (TANGERINE)
Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, early 20th century
Naturalistically carved to represent a half-peeled tangerine with the
orange-stained dimpled and veined skin partially removed to reveal
the white flesh underneath; unsigned. 2.6cm x 5.1cm (1in x 2in).
£1,000 - 1,500
JPY150,000 - 230,000
US$1,400 - 2,100

SHIBAYAMA INLAID IVORY WORKS OF ART
Property from a German Private Collection
(Lots 216-217)

216 Y Ф
215 AN INLAID IVORY AND SHIBAYAMA STYLE
KODANSU (CABINET)
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century
214 Y Ф The exterior typically inlaid in Shibayama style with various materials
AN IVORY OKIMONO OF A MONKEY AND STAG and decorated with different seasonal flowers on the top and sides
By Gyokudo, Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century including peonies, rose mallows, hydrangeas and cherries, the hinged
A humourous model of a monkey seated atop a stag, one foot door opening to reveal two interior removable shelves decorated with
pressing against the animal’s neck and both hands clutching a rope a butterfly hovering over trailing wisteria, the inside of the door with a
tied around the stag’s left horn, signed beneath one folded foreleg kingfisher flying over stalks of irises, the drawer pulls, door knob and
Gyokudo; with a separate wood stand. The stag: 12.2cm x 9cm mounts of silvered-metal in the form of a flower bud; unsigned.
(4¾in x 3½in); the stand: 20.1cm (8in) across. (2). 10cm x 11cm x 8.5cm (4in x 4¼in x 3 3/8in).

£1,500 - 2,000 £3,000 - 5,000
JPY230,000 - 300,000 JPY450,000 - 760,000
US$2,100 - 2,800 US$4,200 - 7,100

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98 | BONHAMS please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.