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AN IVORY BOX AND COVER
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
Carved from an oval section of tusk in the form of a chrysanthemum blossom with overlapping petals and leaves, the cover surmounted by a large toad supporting a smaller toad on its back--4in. (10.2cm.) diameter, 3 5/8in. (9.3cm.) high
MEIJI PERIOD (LATE 19TH CENTURY)
Carved from an oval section of tusk in the form of a chrysanthemum blossom with overlapping petals and leaves, the cover surmounted by a large toad supporting a smaller toad on its back--4in. (10.2cm.) diameter, 3 5/8in. (9.3cm.) high