Lot #63 - An Inlaid Ivory Figural Box And Cover, Meiji Period
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Auction House:Sotheby's Australia
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Sale Name:Fine Asian, Australian & European Arts & Deign
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Sale Date:29 Jul 2014 ~ 6pm
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Lot #:63
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Lot Description:An Inlaid Ivory Figural Box And Cover, Meiji Period
in the form of a large mallet, the cover surmounted by a seated figure of Daikoku holding his mallet and the figure of Ebisu seated on the handle holding an abacus, a small boy standing to one side, the carving with details applied in mother of pearl (2)
17 cm high, 23 cm long -
Provenance:Private Collection, Queensland
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Notes:These are two of the seven gods of good luck. Ebisu is the god of merchants and so is depicted with his abacus.
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Estimate:A$1,500 - 2,500
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Realised Price:
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Category:Oriental
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