Please Note: McTear’s reserve the right to charge the card you used to register for live bidding within 24 hours of the auction finishing; unless other arrangements are agreed with McTear’s prior to the sale.
FINE JAPANESE IVORY TANTO, Meiji period, the handle and scabbard each formed in a single section of ivory, the handle carved with a dragon head and scales, the scabbard carved with scenes of figures eating, preparing food and in a garden setting, terminating in a dragon tail, incised signatures to top of scabbard, length of visible blade 24cm, overall length 46cm Provenance: A Private Scottish Collection