λ A SET OF FOUR JAPANESE SHIBAYAMA-STYLE PANELS MEIJI 1868-1912 Decorated with inlays in ivory

λ A SET OF FOUR JAPANESE SHIBAYAMA-STYLE PANELS

MEIJI 1868-1912

Decorated with inlays in ivory, mother of pearl and coral on a gold lacquer ground, two panels depicting boys with toys, puppies and a hobby horse, the other two panels each depicting one of the Seven Gods of Good Fortune, Shichifukujin, one with Ebisu and a carp on a lead, the other with Daikoku playing with his pet rats, all in frames and probably taken from a cabinet, 18.3cm x 10cm max. (4)

Provenance: sold by the executors of the late Pamela Spater, d.2018, Amersham, Buckinghamshire.