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AN IVORY CARVING OF A SAMPAN
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Carved from the tip of the elephant tusk to depict a long narrow sampan with a woven canopy, the sampan crowded with figures variously eating, paying drums and symbols, drinking tea and in conversation
6 3/4 in. (17.2 cm.) long
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY
Carved from the tip of the elephant tusk to depict a long narrow sampan with a woven canopy, the sampan crowded with figures variously eating, paying drums and symbols, drinking tea and in conversation
6 3/4 in. (17.2 cm.) long
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