A Japanese ivory carving of a standing farmer holding his wide brimmed hat with one hand and a sickle in the other, a set of bird scarers slung to one side and a tabacco pouch on the other, before a spray of millet (chips) -- 13in. high, signed on a red lacquer tablet; and an ivory carving of a standing lady holding a flower arrangement tied to a silk cord, above peonies issuing from rockwork (cracks) -- 10¾in. high, signed.See Illustration. (2)