A Japanese ivory carving of two elephants, one standing on it's hind legs on top of the other balanced on a large ball -- 9½in. (24.1cm); a similar smaller pair each with six balancing elephants -- 7½in. (19cm) high; an ivory model of a striding tiger, inset eyes -- 4¼in. (10.8cm) long; and a further ivory model of a standing figure -- 3in. (7.6cm) high (5)

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A Japanese ivory carving of two elephants, one standing on it's hind legs on top of the other balanced on a large ball -- 9½in. (24.1cm); a similar smaller pair each with six balancing elephants -- 7½in. (19cm) high; an ivory model of a striding tiger, inset eyes -- 4¼in. (10.8cm) long; and a further ivory model of a standing figure -- 3in. (7.6cm) high (5)

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