Lot 321 , A pair of Japanese Shibayama panels, late 19th century, 158.5cm x 69cm

A pair of Japanese Shibayama panels, late 19th century, inlaid in ivory, bone and mother-of-pearl with a basket and a vase of flowers on a blue lacquer ground with red and black lacquer borders, 158.5cm x 69cm
Estimate £400-600

The first panel with the vase of flowers on a stand has small losses to the leaves and magnolia buds, a big section of one handle of the vase and the decoration on the vase and tassels hanging from it and to the flowers and leaves each side and beneath the stand, the two red lacquer bands above and below are badly warped, the second panel with a basket of flowers has losses to the leaves and flowers on the border, a large loss to the flowers in the basket itself and to the tassels hanging below, loss to the stand beneath the small vase and the branch issuing from it, slight warping to the red lacquer bands above and below the lower panel, basically both panels lacking a large number of inlaid pieces, both panels have the same measurements 158.5 x 69cm. The width includes the wider scroll at the base.


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Sold for £650