Japanese ivory Daruma toad ball, Meiji period, 1868-1912
Diameter: 5.5 cm. Weight: 133 g
Antique carved elephant ivory Daruma toad ball (Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 or Loxodonta africana Blumenbach, 1797) depicting a myriad of toads climbing a rice bale, all of them with inlaid eyes; set with a brown patina.
This lot, accompanied by a CITES certificate and expertise issued by Ce.S.Ar Centro studi archeometici, is only available for sale with shipments within the European Union.