A Shibayama style lacquer box and cover

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A Shibayama style lacquer box and cover
inlaid in ivory, mother-of-pearl, wood, coral, lapis and horn with a caparisoned elephant carrying a vase containing lotus within borders of chrysanthemums, the sides with sheafs of corn -- 7.in (18.5cm) long, 19th Century.
See Colour Plate 3.

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