Japan. Meiji period. Late 19th c. Ivory with finely engraved and colored details. Beautiful golden-yellow patina. Large blossom of a little bell (Asagao) lying on a large leaf with twig and bud. Height 2.1cm, width 3.6cm. Signed: Karaku, cf. MCI. p. 310-311, student of Anraku. Condition B. Bumping on the edge of the leaf.
Literature: -Lazarnick depicts an almost identical piece on p. 592, and Brockhaus owned a piece by this artist as well.
Provenance: -Collection Dr. Schwarz, Vienna.
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