VERY FINE AND LARGE JAPANESE IVORY BRIDGE
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VERY FINE AND LARGE JAPANESE IVORY BRIDGE, SIGNED NIHON TOKYO IMADAGAWA SEI
Meiji Period (Late 19th Century)The large tusk carved on the top half to resemble a bridge crowded with a variety of people including a person of high rank being carried in a palanquin and accompanied by a retinue of samurai; a wood-basin maker and a carpenter; two paper-umbrella makers; a fish monger; two farmers; a boy asking for a persimmon from an old man; a strolling musician and a wood-cutter enjoying a smoke.
Height with stand 19 in. (48.3 cm.), Width 52 in. (132.1 cm.); Height of the ivory 10 in. (25.4 cm.), Width 40 in. (101.6 cm.)
Meiji Period (Late 19th Century)The large tusk carved on the top half to resemble a bridge crowded with a variety of people including a person of high rank being carried in a palanquin and accompanied by a retinue of samurai; a wood-basin maker and a carpenter; two paper-umbrella makers; a fish monger; two farmers; a boy asking for a persimmon from an old man; a strolling musician and a wood-cutter enjoying a smoke.
Height with stand 19 in. (48.3 cm.), Width 52 in. (132.1 cm.); Height of the ivory 10 in. (25.4 cm.), Width 40 in. (101.6 cm.)
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VERY FINE AND LARGE JAPANESE IVORY BRIDGE
Estimate $12,000 - $18,000
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