PAIR JAPANESE SHIBAYAMA IVORY TUSK VASES,Meiji period. Each inlaid with mother-of-pearl, with figural decoration under prunus tree and mount Fuji, red and black floral cinnabar lacquer stand - 23 in. high. Estimate $10,000-15,000
Provenance: Private collection of David G. Tarlow, acquired in the 1960s.
Age cracks and losses of mother-of-pearl decoration.