Adam's FINE ASIAN ART Part II June 30th 2021

www.adams.ie 59 Fine Asian Art | 29 th & 30 th June 2021 436 *A SIGNED IVORY OKIMONO OF A MAN WITH A KARAKO, A PUPPY AND A ROOSTER Japan, Meiji period With a red lacquer plaque inscribed with a signature maybe reading Nomitsu 之光 . H: 13,7 cm Weight: 271 grams € 400 - 600 437 *A CHARMING IVORY OKIMONO OF A MONK STANDING ON A TANUKI KETTLE Japan, 19th century H: 9,5 cm Weight: 108 grams € 300 - 500 438 *AN IVORY ‘MONKEYS AND EAGLE’ BOX AND COVER Japan, Meiji period The outer is adorned in low-relief with monkeys fighting with an eagle. The lid is topped by a monkey-shaped finial. The below is engraved with a mark, most probably with a stylised kotobuki 寿 ideogram. Offered at auction together with a wooden stand. H: 17,3 cm Weight: 295 grams € 800 - 1,500