| DESCRIPTION: A well carved Japanese Ivory brush pot featuring a continuous and charming scene of villagers collecting mulberry leaves. Depicted is a whole village of men, women and children dressed in patterned kimonos, all engaged in collecting the broad mulberry leaves in bamboo baskets. An essential step in the process of silk production, these mulberry leaves would then be fed to silkworms until they formed their silk cocoons. This beautiful ivory carving dates from the Meiji Period, 19th C., and is in excellent condition with a beautiful, buttery patina. DIMENSIONS: 10 ½” high (26.6 cm) including stand. Price: $2,295 Stock #IVR168 |
