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A group of two Kokusai style ryusa manjus.

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:750.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD
A group of two Kokusai style ryusa manjus.
Tokyo, Mid 19th century. The first, marine ivory depicting a stylized Shishi and to its right a flaming Tama, the reverse with a central 16-petal kiri-mon surrounded by a double row of six petals. Unsigned. 1?in (4cm). The second, depicting a Baku and a stylized bat amidst a background of arabesque clouds, the reverse shows similar arabesques around a central himotoshi rimmed by an 8-lobed kiku-wa. 1?in (3.8cm).