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DE BAECQUE et Associés - Lyon

211 - Japan, Meiji era (1868–1912)
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Estimate €300 - €500
Description
Japan, Meiji era (1868–1912) A pair of rectangular panels of black lacquered wood with inlaid bone, mother-of-pearl and ivory decoration, each depicting a bodhisattva on a mount, surrounded by three cranes in flight and a few tufts of grass at their feet, with Kannon seated on an elephant and holding a lotus stem on one panel, and Monju Bosatsu standing on a lion and holding a scroll on the other; a square seal bearing two characters at the bottom. H. 121.5 cm; W. 54 cm; Weight 10 kg (total weight of the pair) Numerous gaps in the inlays, and reattached elements. With its CITES certificate no. FR2506900878-K (Elephantidae spp.)
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