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A Cantonese part-stained ivory chess set
19th Century and later
each piece figurally carved above a concentric ball stem -- 6½in. (16.5cm.) high max.; an agate carving of standing lohan; a soapstone carving of an attendant; an Indian bronze standing deity; two small brass figures; twelve mother-of-pearl counters and a white metal model of a prancing horse.
19th Century and later
each piece figurally carved above a concentric ball stem -- 6½in. (16.5cm.) high max.; an agate carving of standing lohan; a soapstone carving of an attendant; an Indian bronze standing deity; two small brass figures; twelve mother-of-pearl counters and a white metal model of a prancing horse.