Lot 24
FINELY CARVED CANTON IVORY CASKET Y
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Auction: 16 May 2018 at 17:00 BST
£3,250
Description
the hinged cover finely and densely carved and undercut with a scene of figures engaged in leisurely pursuits in a bustling city with pavilions, pagodas and boats, enclosed within a border carved with the Eight Buddhist Emblems, the sides similarly carved with scenes of Chinese life and set with a metal lock
Dimensions
26.5cm wide
Footnote
Provenance:
Private English collection.