A Cantonese ivory casket and hinged cover deeply carved to the top with a warrior on horseback before further warriors, attendants and other figures in buildings beside pine trees, set within a foliate border, the sides carved with rectangular panels of figures and numerous animals and flowering branches, the interior fitted with a tray (old damages) -- 7¼.in.long.

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A Cantonese ivory casket and hinged cover deeply carved to the top with a warrior on horseback before further warriors, attendants and other figures in buildings beside pine trees, set within a foliate border, the sides carved with rectangular panels of figures and numerous animals and flowering branches, the interior fitted with a tray (old damages) -- 7¼.in.long.
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