A Shibayama-style ivory and wood model of a caparisoned elephant

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A Shibayama-style ivory and wood model of a caparisoned elephant
carrying a glass ball on its back, the saddle decorated with a band of butterflies above lotus-petals and kiku-heads, with simulated floral trappings -- 8.in (21cm) wide, wood stand simulating rockwork, 19th Century.
See Colour Plate 6. (2)

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