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Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: happychappy33 on April 26, 2016, 12:29:45 PM

Title: Painted Ivory and buffalo Chinese/Japanese face
Post by: happychappy33 on April 26, 2016, 12:29:45 PM

Does anyone have any idea about whether this is Japanese or Chinese and what it is or it's value?  Also, how old it is.

It appears to be a carved ivory face with painted decoration and also with carved pieces of buffalo horn.  It looks like it was once stuck to something, maybe a picture or panel?

It measures around 5.5" by 4"

Thanks for any help.

(http://s32.postimg.org/ffoi57r45/IMG_1909_2.jpg)
(http://s32.postimg.org/yqz2md69x/IMG_1911_2.jpg)

Title: Re: Painted Ivory and buffalo Chinese/Japanese face
Post by: Ipcress on April 27, 2016, 02:05:34 AM

I'd have said Japanese but i could be wrong. Date will be around 1900-1920. Pity about the damage but in the UK it might be 80-120. More if we could determine it's purpose !