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A Japanese brown and gold hexagonal lacquer box
and cover, decorated in takamakie and kirigane with convolvulus growing on a maize plant, a winged insect on one side, the base and interior in nashiji -- 3½in. (8.9cm) wide; a turquoise carving of a recumbent Buddhistic lion -- 3 5/8in. (9.2cm) wide; another in soapstone -- 2¾in. (7cm) high; a lapis lazuli carving of Guanyin -- 4 5/8in. (11.7cm) high, wood stand; an amethyst snuff bottle carved with birds amongst blossoming branches -- 2in. (5.1cm) high; and a pair of blanc de chine models of Guanyin holding lotus sprays, on shaped lotus bases -- 10in. (25.4cm) high. (7)
and cover, decorated in takamakie and kirigane with convolvulus growing on a maize plant, a winged insect on one side, the base and interior in nashiji -- 3½in. (8.9cm) wide; a turquoise carving of a recumbent Buddhistic lion -- 3 5/8in. (9.2cm) wide; another in soapstone -- 2¾in. (7cm) high; a lapis lazuli carving of Guanyin -- 4 5/8in. (11.7cm) high, wood stand; an amethyst snuff bottle carved with birds amongst blossoming branches -- 2in. (5.1cm) high; and a pair of blanc de chine models of Guanyin holding lotus sprays, on shaped lotus bases -- 10in. (25.4cm) high. (7)