☼A LARGE IVORY PAGODA, Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)

h cm 91 x l cm 47

Finely carved at the base with reserves and flowers; on the lower part a small fence with shishi and flowers; the middle part with figures of Buddhist sages within a landscape with rocks and floral motifs, surrounded by stylized phoenixes and flowers; the upper part with a dragon among clouds; surmounted by a warrior subduing an oni above a lotus flower. Weight: g 19 kg c. CITES certification is available for the following lot.