Okimono. Ivory. Japan, 19th cent.
An intricate carving offering longevity symbolism! The lower part is formed as a footed bowl. Above it, an openwork depiction of a powerful pine tree with a thick crown above a Chinese wise man or immortal with a servant, as well as a rock and two red-crested cranes below. The wise man holding a fan is looking to the ground where a minogame (straw-raincoat turtle) is plodding forward. The signature NAGA-SADA is on the foot.
HEIGHT 4,4 CM, DIAMETER 4,6 CM
From a Munich private collection