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Arcing, white segment of tusk intricately carved into a landscape with figures and houses in complex vignettes (part a); figures are fully carved in three dimensions. Tusk's point and base rest on a red-stained wooden stand (part b) with two feet at each end.
A small flattened bottle-shaped snuff bottle (part a) that is carved with two elephants in high relief on the shoulders, and is painted with a scene of two gold fish in a pond with poetry. Water weeds are incised in green while the fish are in red. There is a stopper (part b). The wood stand (part c) has the shape of an elongated oval, and has four legs.
Full length, elaborately carved female figure painted in detail (part a). Head is detachable and functions as stopper (part b); a short spoon is attached at the opposite end.
A long metal rod that has a carved white jade finial in the form of a bamboo spray. Part of a set of Chinese bridal ornaments.
Snuff bottle in shape of egg plant fruit (part a); colour is dark brown with streaks of a lighter shade. Bottle stopper is carved in the shape of the eggplant's stem (part b), and has a small spoon attached at one end. Part c is a wooden stand with four legs.
Craved ivory snuff bottle fashioned into a woman seated on a lion; head is stopper (part b), with a short spoon attached at opposite end. Chinese character on both sides of the lion. Part c is a wooden stand with four legs.
A square red lacquer tray with angled sides and a border rim edge. Interior of tray has landscape scene with two human figures and symbolic crest designs. Border rim edge has key borders. Exterior of tray has spiral and floral designs on each side. Seal on bottom reads, Made in Hsuan-te reign (1426-1435) of Ming Dynasty. (Part b is a wooden stand, in storage.)
Hook in form of two dragons, small carving of a t'ao-t'ieh on the bottom. A large dragon's head is at one end. A smaller dragon with a body, four legs, and a tail are carved along the top front side. There is a knob near the middle on the bottom.
Ivory snuff bottle (part a) carved in the form of an official's head; wooden stand (part c) is carved in the form of his shoulders. The head is carved with a moustache, goatee, large hat, and braided hair in the back. A part of the hat is removable, acting as a bottle stopper and a spoon.
A rectangular seal block with a large lion and two cubs to its left on top. There is a ball inside the large lion's mouth. Inscribed with a quotation from the artist on the sides. Brown with light streaks. Seal is in intaglio with the characters carved into the bottom.