Japanese Meiji Leather Pouch w/ Pins, Wood Cicada

Lot 36

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Lot Description

East Asia, Japan, Meiji era, ca. 1868 to 1912 CE. A nice pouch of a relative trapezoidal form made from densely scaled lizard skin with a thin upper periphery that leads inwards to a deep interior. The top fringe of the pouch is lined with 8 whale ivory pins secured via petite brass rivets, and strung through each pin is a length of braided textile cord with a wooden ball stopper. The ends of the cord are knotted within holes drilled through the body of a hand-carved wooden cicada netsuke bearing large eyes, folded wings, and smooth patina. Size (pouch): 4.5" W x 3" H (11.4 cm x 7.6 cm); (netsuke): 2.625" L x 1.3" W (6.7 cm x 3.3 cm)

These are ESA antique exempt pieces of ivory and cannot be sold internationally or to anyone residing in the states of California, Hawaii, Illinois, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Washington. We guarantee that these pieces are over 100 years old.

Provenance: private Monument, Colorado, USA collection, acquired in the 1950s

All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.

A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.

Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.

#167789

Condition

Losses to some ivory pins along upper fringe of pouch with commensurate tearing to leather fringe. Minor abrasions to ball stopper. Light abrasions and a couple of stable hairline fissures to wooden cicada netsuke; cicada netsuke is intact and very good. Nice patina to netsuke. Pouch leather is still supple.
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