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A Chinese stained ivory cylindrical box and cover5b
incised with figures and attendants among bamboo and rockwork, the reverse with lines of calligraphy -- 1½.in (3.8cm) high, 18th Century; a Canton ivory needle case carved with figures in gardens among trees and pagodas -- 3½.in (8.9cm) high; and a Japanese ivory carving of a karako holding a basket of fruit -- 2½.in (6.4cm) high. See Colour Plate 3. (3)
incised with figures and attendants among bamboo and rockwork, the reverse with lines of calligraphy -- 1½.in (3.8cm) high, 18th Century; a Canton ivory needle case carved with figures in gardens among trees and pagodas -- 3½.in (8.9cm) high; and a Japanese ivory carving of a karako holding a basket of fruit -- 2½.in (6.4cm) high. See Colour Plate 3. (3)