Lot 9556 ♣ - ibid148 Asian Art - online only - Wednesday, 27. November 2024, 9.30 AM
OKIMONO OF THE 18 RAKAN.
Japan, 19th c. Height 5 - 5.2 cm.
Ivory. Individual carvings of Arhats (Buddhist saints,) traditionally depicted in groups of 16, 18 or 500. Each figure is presented in a distinctive practice. (18)
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Provenance: Old Swiss private collection, mainly gathered in the 1920s/1930s, thence by descent.
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CHF 1 500 / 2 000 | (€ 1 550 / 2 060)
Sold for CHF 1 875 (including buyer’s premium)
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