A Japanese Shibayama wood figure of a caparisoned elephant
Meiji period (1868-1912)
The elephant modelled with its head turned inwards, wearing a saddlecloth, surmounted by a young boy playing a flute, decorated with various inlays and mother-of-pearl, set with ivory tusks, nails and tooth, some minor losses
32 cm. high, on ormolu stand
A Japanese Shibayama wood figure of a caparisoned elephant
Meiji period (1868-1912)
The elephant modelled with its head turned inwards, wearing a saddlecloth, surmounted by a young boy playing a flute, decorated with various inlays and mother-of-pearl, set with ivory tusks, nails and tooth, some minor losses
32 cm. high, on ormolu stand
