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An ivory card case
carved all over in high and low inlay relief with figures and buildings in garden landscapes, the border with flowers and foliage, Cantonese, 19th century -- 4½in. (11.5cm) high; another similar, the oval cartouches in relief, the spandrels carved with flowers and foliage; and a Japanese black lacquer card case, the obverse heightened in gilt with a mountainous landscape, the reverse painted with a face screen and flying insects (2)

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