A CARVED IVORY TUSK BY SOSAI, MEIJI PERIOD
Estimate $3,000 – $4,000
of slightly curved form, the exterior carved in relief with a man holding a fan and cherry blossom bough, dancing with two maidens, and another man smoking a pipe resting his large baskets of flowers suspended on a pole, standing beside a maiden and small boy carrying a pot plant, all in a continuous landscape of pine, cherry and bamboo and with thatched huts nearby, signed on a plaque Sosai
23.6CM
- Lot Sold $2,800 (Hammer Price)
- $3,416 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
Sandy BruceSenior Specialist Arts & Design |
Alison AlfordSpecialist Arts & Design |
Ann RobertsConsultant, Asian Art Arts & Design |
Philip A. GoreConsultant, Clocks, Barometers & Scientific Insturments Arts & Design |
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