Asian Art I - 21 May 2014

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λ A fine Chinese Canton ivory casket 19th century

十九世紀 象牙雕人物故事盒

£10,000 - £12,000

λ A fine Chinese Canton ivory casket 19th century, the hinged cover carved in relief with a central rectangular panel within bamboo and foliate borders, with figures engaged in various pursuits, boats, pagodas and trees, the side panels similarly carved, 19.3cm.

Cf. Chinese Ivories from the Shang to the Qing, An Exhibition Organised by the Oriental Ceramic Society Jointly with The British Museum, 1984, p.185 for a box with related carving.

十九世紀 象牙雕人物故事盒

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