Japanese character of ivory

Japanese ivory figure, polychrome character in the form of an old fisherman.

Good condition

Measures: 10.5cm

Total weight: 151gr

It is very important that our Users know that all the ivories, both carved and not carved, that we put in our auction have been thoroughly reviewed and studied by our experts, requesting all the necessary information to determine that these pieces have not been obtained illegally and that they meet all the necessary requirements of the Cites and Soivre animal protection legislation. In the case of antiquities, the elaborated specimens acquired prior to the entry into force of the Regulation, that is to say before June 1, 1947, would be exempted from the prohibition indicated in the preceding paragraphs. The competent authorities indicate that in this case is not required CITES certificate, All our lots of old ivories are accompanied by a Certificate of Guarantee of origin prior to 1947. There are a number of exceptions to this prohibition, is that it can be demonstrated that the specimens have been acquired or introduced in Spain before January 1, 1986.

At present, in Spain, you can not sell pieces of ivory without CITES documentation, except as indicated above.