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YOKOHAMA O'KIN (1880-1948) (EUGENIA JUBIN, SAID)...

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YOKOHAMA O'KIN (1880-1948) (EUGENIA JUBIN, SAID) OctopusRare circular box reminiscent of a Japanese box made of split and woven bamboo. Proof made of finely carved ivory; the lid receiving the title decoration enhanced, in part, with black and enriched with a golden nail seedling simulating a sandy sea bed. The edges, that of the lid and that of the base, and the underside showing a braid. Work executed by the artist in the 1920's. Restoration of use and cleaning . Signed O. KIN, oval stamp in the decoration. Height : 5,5 cm - Diameter : 12,3 cmProvenance : - Amédée Revet, Master Ivory Sculptor in Paris . Possible supplier of raw ivory of Georges Bastard and Yokohama O'Kin. - By descent.