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A PARTIALLY INLAID BRONZE ELEPHANT THE NASSER D. KHALILI COLLECTION
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century OF JAPANESE ART, VOLS.1-8
Standing on all fours with its trunk exaggeratedly twisted to the left, its Comprising eight volumes of Meiji no Takara (Treasures of Imperial
back covered with a cloth decorated with sparse leaves strewn over a Japan); Vol.I (Selected Essays); Vol.II (Metalwork Part 1); Vol.II (Metalwork
stylized scrolled ground; unsigned. Part II); Vol.III (Enamel); Vol.IV (Lacquer Part I); Vol.IV (Lacquer Part II);
7cm x 12cm (2¾in x 4¾in). Vol.V (Ceramics Part I); and Vol.V (Ceramics Part II). (8).
£1,200 - 1,800 £1,200 - 1,800
JPY160,000 - 240,000 JPY160,000 - 240,000
US$1,500 - 2,200 US$1,500 - 2,200
END OF SALE
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