A Chinese tortoiseshell hair comb

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A Chinese tortoiseshell hair comb
with pierced shaped panel carved with scholars and attendants among pine before a pavilion -- 5.in (12.7cm) long; another carved with figures and animals among trees and rockwork -- 6½.in (16.5cm) wide; another carved with bands of floral branches -- 6½.in (16.5cm) wide; two further of plain form; and a small tortoiseshell dish.
See Colour Plate for one. (6)

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