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A large Shibayama ivory model of a caparisoned elephant
with raised trunk, carrying a large flowerhead on its back and another smaller on its head, the details inlaid in mother-of-pearl, stained ivory, horn and simulated amber with multitudes of flowers and drop-shaped trappings -- 13.in (33cm) long, signed, (age cracks, minor pieces of inlay missing), fitted wood stand.
See Back Cover Illustration.
with raised trunk, carrying a large flowerhead on its back and another smaller on its head, the details inlaid in mother-of-pearl, stained ivory, horn and simulated amber with multitudes of flowers and drop-shaped trappings -- 13.in (33cm) long, signed, (age cracks, minor pieces of inlay missing), fitted wood stand.
See Back Cover Illustration.