Shibayama Inlaid Horn Vase

Description:

Shibayama Inlaid Horn Vase, Japan, 19th century, decorated with lotuses in a pond with flying cranes and songbirds in mother-of-pearl, turquoise, and gold maki-e, inscribed, mounted on a carved giltwood stand, ht. 8 5/8 in.
Estimate $700-900

missing some inlaid details, age cracks to horn and inlaid details.


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