A Canton ivory card case

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A Canton ivory card case
carved with numerous figures at various pursuits in buildings and on terraces in fenced garden landscapes -- 4½in. (11.5cm) high; an ivory okimono of a mythical long legged bearded fisherman netting a winged fish -- 5¼in. (13.4cm) high, signed; a stained ivory okimono of a kneeling scholar and pupil before a domed screen -- 4in. (10.2cm) wide, inset red lacquer signature tablet; an ivory okimono of a standing bearded Immortal with a minogame on his arm -- 2¾in. (7cm) high; an ivory netsuke of a puppy chewing a rope -- 1½in. (3.8cm) wide, signed; another of three fisherman aboard a boat on a large clam shell -- 1¾in. (4.4cm) wide, signed; another of a recumbent figure and a drum -- 1¾in. (4.4cm) wide; another of a seated figure with two daruma dolls -- 1¼in. (3.2cm) high; another of a horseman on a bridge; a seated Buddha; a standing bijin; a seated figure; three small elephants; a European ivory model of a cherub; and a quantity of Chinese mother-of-pearl counters. (a lot).

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