18TH CENTURY OR POSSIBLY EARLIER
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A FINE CARVED IVORY CYLINDRICAL HANDLE
18th century or possibly earlier
Solidly carved in high relief of rounded contours with an old man in a wheelchair below a gnarled pine beside other figures before a terraced landscape, the base with two kui dragons in mutual pursuit, the ivory of a warm caramel tone with paler surface areas used for highlighting, minor age cracks
4¾in. (12cm.) high
18th century or possibly earlier
Solidly carved in high relief of rounded contours with an old man in a wheelchair below a gnarled pine beside other figures before a terraced landscape, the base with two kui dragons in mutual pursuit, the ivory of a warm caramel tone with paler surface areas used for highlighting, minor age cracks
4¾in. (12cm.) high