19th C. Japanese Meiji Brass Okimono of an Elephant
Updated August 6, 2026
| Lot number | 0285 |
| Estimate | $500 - $750 |
| Opening bid | $225 |
| Auction | Summer Marketplace | Ancient & Ethnographic |
| Date | August 13, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT |
| Auction house | Artemis Fine Arts |
| Location | Louisville, Colorado |
East Asia, Japan, Meiji period, ca. 1868–1912 CE. A brass elephant ambles forward on sturdy columnar legs, head lowered and trunk curling inward toward a pair of copper-toned tusks. The
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