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244 | SHIBAYAMA: AN INLAID IVORY OKIMONO
OF A SAGE AND BOYS AROUND A BASIN

By a member of the Shibayama family, signed Shibayama
Japan, Tokyo, Meiji period (1868-1912)

The sage wearing an elaborate robe and hat, neatly incised and
beautifully stained, and examining a jade bangle he is holding, his
smile indicating he is satisfied with the quality of the object. The two
boys are wearing elaborate patterned robes as well and are looking
into the Shibayama-inlaid basin, decorated with a bird and flowers
in the well, a key fret pattern around the rim, and floral patterns Condition: Very good condition with few tiny losses to the inlays and
on the exterior and interior sides. The inlays are of mother-of- minor traces of wear.
pearl, tortoiseshell, coral, and horn. Signed SHIBAYAMA within a Provenance: British collection.
rectangular mother-of-pearl reserve.
Estimate EUR 2,000
HEIGHT 5.5 cm, LENGTH 11 cm Starting price EUR 1,000

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