A Chinese cylindrical ivory brushpot carved with a continuous scene of figures ploughing fields with oxen, in fenced gardens of pavilions, fishing by a river and herding goats in a mountainous landscape of pine and bamboo, the rim with a band of key fret -- 5½in. (14cm) high, (age cracks); and an ivory flattened baluster jar carved with confronting dragons and leaves, flanked by seated figures holding a bird and a cup, all on a rockwork base -- 4¾in. (12cm) high.

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A Chinese cylindrical ivory brushpot carved with a continuous scene of figures ploughing fields with oxen, in fenced gardens of pavilions, fishing by a river and herding goats in a mountainous landscape of pine and bamboo, the rim with a band of key fret -- 5½in. (14cm) high, (age cracks); and an ivory flattened baluster jar carved with confronting dragons and leaves, flanked by seated figures holding a bird and a cup, all on a rockwork base -- 4¾in. (12cm) high.
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