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A Shibayama model of a caparisoned elephant
with upraised trunk, carrying a lotus flower on its back, decorated in mother of pearl, stained ivory, horn and wood with scattered flowersprays, simulated jewels and panels of cranes and chicks amongst bamboo and prunus and deer below wisteria and blossoming trees -- 9in. (23cm) long, (some restoration).
See Back Cover Illustration.
with upraised trunk, carrying a lotus flower on its back, decorated in mother of pearl, stained ivory, horn and wood with scattered flowersprays, simulated jewels and panels of cranes and chicks amongst bamboo and prunus and deer below wisteria and blossoming trees -- 9in. (23cm) long, (some restoration).
See Back Cover Illustration.