Printed from Woolley & Wallis
Asian Art I - 17th November 2010
Lot 272
A Chinese ivory erotic box
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500
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Description
A Chinese ivory erotic box, 19th/20th century. Formed as a large fruit issuing from a flowering leafy branch carved in shallow relief and with two creeping insects, the interior reveals two naked reclining women, some restoration, 11cm. (2)