Decorative Arts, Furniture and Jewellery

Live Virtual Auction, 4 - 5 April 2022

Asian Art

Sold for

ZAR 9 380
BrowseResults
Lot 99
Lot 100
Lot 101
  • A Japanese ivory box by Tomioka, Mejii period, 1868-1912
Add to Wishlist
SaveSendPin ItCurrency
Lot Estimate
ZAR 8 000 - 10 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 9 380

About this Item

A Japanese ivory box by Tomioka, Mejii period, 1868-1912
rectangular, the cover carved with a female monkey and her infants feeding on berries and persimmons from a straw basket, signed four-character Tomioka mark, some damage, 21cm wide

*This lot is not suitable for export

Provenance

cf. Bonhams, London, 12 May 2011, lot 267.

Property of an Oriental Collector.

Browse
Results
Lot 99
Lot 100
Lot 101
Other lots that might interest you
A Japanese horn and gilt-lacquered kushi comb, Meiji period, 1868-1912
93
A Japanese horn and gilt-lacquered kushi comb, Meiji period, 1868-1912
ZAR 6 000 - 8 000
A small Japanese black lacquer four-case inro, Edo period, 1615-1868
94
A small Japanese black lacquer four-case inro, Edo period, 1615-1868
ZAR 8 000 - 10 000
Five Japanese ivory carvings of animals, Meiji period, 1868-1912
102
Five Japanese ivory carvings of animals, Meiji period, 1868-1912
ZAR 6 000 - 8 000
A Japanese ivory okimono of a pair of rats, Meiji period, 1868-1912
104
A Japanese ivory okimono of a pair of rats, Meiji period, 1868-1912
ZAR 5 000 - 7 000
A Japanese ivory okimono of a rice farmer, Meiji period, 1868-1912
105
A Japanese ivory okimono of a rice farmer, Meiji period, 1868-1912
ZAR 5 000 - 7 000
A Japanese cloisonné enamel silver wire koro, in the manner of the Hayashi Kodenji workshop, Meiji period, 1868-1912
114
A Japanese cloisonné enamel silver wire koro, in the manner of the Hayashi Kodenji workshop, Meiji period, 1868-1912
ZAR 15 000 - 20 000