(EARLY 20TH CENTURY)
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A TURTLE-FORM WOOD INKSTONE CASE
(early 20th century)
With ivory inlaid eyes and teeth, the front with the characters for "sea" and "turtle" inlaid also in ivory, the removable lid carved in the form of carapace and with flowers and fruits within the hexagonal panels, the rectangular interior with an inner tray
15 x 8.3/8 x 8in. (40 x 21.2 x 22cm.)
(early 20th century)
With ivory inlaid eyes and teeth, the front with the characters for "sea" and "turtle" inlaid also in ivory, the removable lid carved in the form of carapace and with flowers and fruits within the hexagonal panels, the rectangular interior with an inner tray
15 x 8.3/8 x 8in. (40 x 21.2 x 22cm.)