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MEIJI PERIOD
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AN IVORY SHRINE**
MEIJI PERIOD
OF TYPICAL CYLINDRICAL FORM, WITH TWO DOORS OPENING TO REVEAL AN INTRICATELY CARVED ALTAR WITH VOTIVE OFFERINGS, THE INTERIOR DOORS CARVED WITH CRESTING WAVES AND SHAPED LATTICE WINDOWS, THE EXTERIOR CASE CARVED WITH FURTHER WAVES, AND INCISED WITH PINE TREES AND FLOWERING LOTUS, WITH PEARL FORM KNOP, WOOD BASE
9.7/8 IN. (27.8 CM.) HIGH
MEIJI PERIOD
OF TYPICAL CYLINDRICAL FORM, WITH TWO DOORS OPENING TO REVEAL AN INTRICATELY CARVED ALTAR WITH VOTIVE OFFERINGS, THE INTERIOR DOORS CARVED WITH CRESTING WAVES AND SHAPED LATTICE WINDOWS, THE EXTERIOR CASE CARVED WITH FURTHER WAVES, AND INCISED WITH PINE TREES AND FLOWERING LOTUS, WITH PEARL FORM KNOP, WOOD BASE
9.7/8 IN. (27.8 CM.) HIGH