Description
GROUP
Carved from mammoth ivory, gilded and inlaid with opals, turquoise, horn and coral, decorated with dormice climbing up a hillside on which crabs are attached. Mounted on a wooden plinth with acorn-shaped feet.
(Minor damage and losses; the dormouse may need reattaching).
Japan, late Meiji period, c. 1900.
A CARVED MAMMOTH IVORY GROUP, JAPAN, MEIJI PERIOD, CA. 1900.
HEIGHT (TOTAL) 18.5 CM (7 1/4 IN.)
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