AN IVORY TUSK VASE AND COVER BY TOMIOKA, MEIJI PERIOD
AN IVORY TUSK VASE AND COVER BY TOMIOKA, MEIJI PERIODEstimate $2,500 – $3,500
- Lot Sold $2,800 (Hammer Price)
- $3,360 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)
of slightly curved cylindrical form, the exterior carved in relief with two pairs of lions attacking an elephant, the animals realistically depicted, the lions with jaws open in snarling expression, the elephant's head and one lion extending over the rim of the vase, the flat cover with a seated lion knop, the faces with polychrome detailing, signed on a rectangular plaque on the side Tomioka
24.5CM