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Description
~OKIMONO
carved and openwork elephant ivory, depicting a skeleton lying on its back, its left leg bent, the right stretched out towards the sky, holding a peach by its stem, which a monkey and a frog are trying to catch, the latter leaning on one of the skeleton’s legs and one of the monkey’s arms. Signed Mitsutoshi.
Japan, late Edo–early Meiji periods, 19th century.
AN OPEN-WORK CARVED IVORY OKIMONO, JAPAN, LATE EDO–EARLY MEIJI PERIODS, 19TH CENTURY.
HEIGHT 7 CM (2 3/4 IN.) – WIDTH 4.7 CM (18 1/2 IN.)
This lot is accompanied by a CIC issued on 04/08/2026. It may not be imported into any country outside the EU. This lot is sold with a CIC issued on 08/04/2026 and cannot be exported to any country outside the EU.
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