A Japanese bone and ivory model of a stepped and tiered shrine with five galleried sections carved in low relief with flowers, dragons and ho-o, the lower section with doors opening to reveal a seated deity -- 25½in. (64.8cm) high, wood stand; and a hexagonal section bone and ivory model of a shrine similarly carved with doors opening to reveal a seated deity beneath a tapering roof with a bud finial -- 13¼in. (33.6cm) high, (minor losses).

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A Japanese bone and ivory model of a stepped and tiered shrine with five galleried sections carved in low relief with flowers, dragons and ho-o, the lower section with doors opening to reveal a seated deity -- 25½in. (64.8cm) high, wood stand; and a hexagonal section bone and ivory model of a shrine similarly carved with doors opening to reveal a seated deity beneath a tapering roof with a bud finial -- 13¼in. (33.6cm) high, (minor losses).
See Colour Plate 1 (2)

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