JAPAN - MEIJI PERIOD (1868 - 1912) AND POST PERIOD - Lot 178

JAPAN - MEIJI PERIOD (1868 - 1912) AND POST PERIOD Umbrella, ivory (Elephantidae spp) handle carved with monkeys climbing a persimmon tree trunk, some eating fruit, others fighting. Signed Tsuyoshi. Signed Tsuyoshi (lint, missing, restoration) Handle length 22 cm Total length 81.5 cm Ivory is a material often used for two reasons: it's easy to carve and thus allows a wide variety of shapes, and it's a noble material, imported into Japan, which is therefore prestigious. The demand for precious Japanese objects for the European market was therefore very strong, and ivory objects met this demand, frequently carved with scenes from Japanese folklore. *Pre-Convention ivory specimen (I/A), prior to July 1, 1947 and therefore compliant with EC regulation 338/97 of 09/12/1996 art.2-Wmc, and prior to July 1, 1975 and therefore compliant with the French decrees of May 4, 2017 and January 2022. To leave the European Union, a CITES re-export permit is required. CIC N° FR2509511239-K