Ivory carving
Category
Ivory and bone
Date
1880 - 1939
Materials
Ivory
Measurements
341 mm (H)
Place of origin
Japan
Collection
Nuffield Place, Oxfordshire
NT 1651197
Summary
This item was stolen in April 2000. If you have any information concerning this item please contact the National Trust at Nuffield Place on 01491641224 or the Operational Risk Department of the National Trust on 01793 817596. You can provide your information anonymously. You can also email us at Security.office@national trust.org.uk. Thank you for your help. Figurine. Large ivory figure group. Tall fir topped by eagle with basket of fish. Incised, stained decoration.
Provenance
Collection William R. Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield, by bequest to Nuffield College, University of Oxford, 1963, by transfer to National Trust, Nuffield Place, 2011.
Marks and inscriptions
incised ; on base ; [Japanese characters within an oval] ; ;