λ A CHINESE IVORY CARD CASE

λ A CHINESE IVORY CARD CASE, A CUP CARVED FROM A NUT AND TWO HARDSTONE PENDANTS

QING DYNASTY

The card case carved in relief with figures and animals engaged in various activities around garden pavilions, with scaly dragons and bats to the edges, the cup decorated with birds amidst bamboo and flowers, the base with a mark, both pendants carved in openwork with fruits amongst leaves, 9cm. (5)

Provenance: from the collection of W B Tapp (d.1992), Bristol.