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A fine Japanese ivory card case decorated profusely with lacquer work and Shibayama-style inlay. The front depicts water fowl by a stream beneath a willow tree, with bats flying overhead; the reverse is also richly decorated with cranes and other birds beside a stream. The case measures 3.25 x 4.75 inches and was made around 1870-90 for the Western market - either for export or to be retailed to visitors to Japan.
It sold at auction in the USA in March 2010 for about £2,400.
It sold at auction in the USA in March 2010 for about £2,400.
THIS BEAUTIFUL JAPANESE IVORY CASE IS DECORATED WITH LACQUER WORK AND SHIBAYAMA-
| stag antler |
| tiffany silver |
| carved ivory |
| carved sandalwood |
| cloisonne |
| gold & enamel |
| gold filigree |
| japanese lacquer |
| mop & turquoise |
| persian silver |
| red-felt birchbark |
| red-stained ivory |
| birch-bark |
| gold by asprey |
| indian filigree |
| irish bog oak |
| japanese ivory |
| lukutin lacquer |
| palais royal |
| papier-mache |
| russian nephrite |
| silesian wire-work |
| chequer ware |
| faberge enamel |
| gem painted pearl |
| gold & enamel |
| ivory & lacquer |
| japanese lacquer |
| japanese lacquer |
| mother-of-pearl |
| silver castle top |
| tortoiseshell |
| chalcedony |
| elephant tooth |
| faberge enamel |
| inlaid lacquer |
| japanese ivory |
| red sealing wax |
| russian cloisonne |
| seaweed ware |
| tiffany enamel |
| tiffany silver |
| tunbridge ware |
| bamboo |
| chinese enamel |
| chinese silk |
| derbyshire marble |
| european ivory |
| french straw work |
| japanese bronze |
| japanese komai |
| lukutin lacquer |
| red-stained ivory |
| shibayama |
| spiers papier mache |
| buckskin |
| faberge gold |
| leather |
| mauchline ware |
| porcelain |
| rock crystal |