A Japanese carved ivory covered box, Meiji period (1868-1912)
Jewellery, Watches, European and Oriental Decorative Arts
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A Japanese carved ivory covered box, Meiji period (1868-1912)
cylindrical, carved with a continuous frieze of chrysanthemums and peonies and highlighted with fan-shaped panels of Hotei and a maiden playing a liuqin, the cover similarly carved and with a flowerhead finial, signed in an oval reserve, 9cm high
*Not suitable for export.
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