ANTIQUE 19thC JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD SHIBAYAMA FIGURE OF AN ELEPHANT c.1880
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji period Shibayama carved figure of an elephant, inlaid with mother of pearl and coral, heavily caparisoned with a textile howdah cloth, beading and jewelery, a large lotus on his back supporting a glass globe.
REFERENCE NUMBER: A4725
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji period Shibayama carved figure of an elephant, inlaid with mother of pearl and coral, heavily caparisoned with a textile howdah cloth, beading and jewelery, a large lotus on his back supporting a glass globe.
REFERENCE NUMBER: A4725
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji period Shibayama carved figure of an elephant, inlaid with mother of pearl and coral, heavily caparisoned with a textile howdah cloth, beading and jewelery, a large lotus on his back supporting a glass globe.
REFERENCE NUMBER: A4725
DESCRIPTION
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji period Shibayama carved figure of an elephant, inlaid with mother of pearl and coral, heavily caparisoned with a textile howdah cloth, beading and jewelery, a large lotus on his back supporting a glass globe.
CONDITION
Some restorations and losses throughout.
SIZE
Height: 31cm
Width: 33 x 20cm
Weight: 2570g