JEWELLERY, DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS AUCTION Tuesday, 26 April 2022 - 10:00 AM start
A Japanese late Meiji period ivory miniature cabinet,
Realised: $4,200 plus premium
Lot Details
the front with two doors above a drawer inlaid with shibayama decoration of birds, florals and insects, the exterior top, sides and base engraved with a basket weave pattern, the two doors open to reveal three small drawers with conforming shibayama decoration, the legs in the form of bamboo. Engraved two-character signature on tablet under the base. 105 x 75 x 130mm. A companion cabinet by the same artist sold at Hannam's UK, 2020 for £3,072.
