As part of our Japanese works of art collection we are delighted to offer this sensational quality Meiji Period 1868-1912, circa 1890 , carved ivory okimono depicting a seated Hare, the unknown highly skilled artist has carved this animal in the most lifelike pose imaginable, the anatomy is sheer perfection, the fur rendered in such painstaking detail throughout, the eyes finished in amber with black pupils so realistically portrayed they appear alive. It would be a bold statement to suggest names such as Ishikawa Komei or other contemporary carvers of his magnitude, but the dense weight and cut of the ivory and quality of this one piece carving certainly leave me in no doubt that this was a top drawer carver with access to the best materials , and if it were signed by Komei you could not question it, thus I am offering this as an unsigned okimono, but one that I firmly believe would sit at the top shelf of any serious Japanese okimono collection.Important Disclaimer : Unfortun...