A JAPANESE IVORY ARTICULATED DRAGON

Lot 256
25.05.2023 10:00UTC +00:00
Classic
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£ 69 300
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Lot 256 | A JAPANESE IVORY ARTICULATED DRAGON
Valeur estimée
£ 30 000 – 50 000
A JAPANESE IVORY ARTICULATED DRAGON

MEIJI PERIOD (1868-1912), CIRCA 1880

Modelled as a Jizai Okimono, the body finely engraved and carved overall as a serpent with polychrome-decorated flaming wings, the scales of a carp, the claws of an eagle and the antlers of a deer, jointed inside, the mouth opens, the tongue, limbs and claws move, the body bends, on a later charred burr-oak base

14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm.) high; 29 1/4 in. (74.5 cm.) long; 8 1/4 in. (21 cm.) wide (in cradle, excluding base)





Provenance

Acquired from Peter Petrou Works of Art, London, March 2020.



Special notice


Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
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