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• Auction House:
  Shapiro Auctions
• Sale Name:
  Fine Furniture, Paintings and Decorative Arts | Including a Significant Collection of Asian Arts
• Sale Date:
  23 Feb 2020 ~ 1pm (AEDT)
• Lot #:
  275
• Lot Description:
  Japanese Ivory Lobster Okimono, By Yamazaki Nankai, Late Meiji Period (1868-1912)
  naturalistically carved and fully articulated, the eyes stained, signed in a red oval seal 'Nankai', with custom made box
  length 44 cm
• Provenance:
  The Collection of a Gentleman, Sydney
• References:
  Cf. for comparison an almost identical lobster illustrated in the Shoto Museum of Art, Exhibition Catalogue, The History of Ivory Carvings, Tokyo, 1996, p.119
• Estimate:
  A$3,000 - 5,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Oriental

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