$119
Carved Wood and Inlaid Screen, Japan, 19th century, inlaid in mother-of-pearl and ivory with a bird perched on prunus branches to one side, and bird and butterfly amidst magnolia branches to the other, reserved on a dark red ground, the borders finely carved in relief with birds, camellia, and pines, ht. 32 1/2, lg. 17 in. Some bleaching to the lacquered surface, a few areas of missing inlay
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2010-12-03