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Small ivory carving of three male figures (travelers) embracing each other and standing on a bridge.
White double-sided ivory knife with rounded cutting surfaces that end in slight points. The handle features deer and leaf motifs painted in gold and black. A circular green, gold and white paper label is affixed near one end.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Long pin that tapers to a sharp point at one end and has a round disk at the other end. Cream coloured. Small hole on underside of disk in the centre.
Small ivory netsuke figure with black ink(?) decorations. Man has an intricately carved face and black eyes. Black hair along sides of head. He is wearing a vest-like robe, long-sleeved shirt, pants, sandals, and a small pointed cap. Robe is belted at waist and has black spiral designs across it. Undershirt cuffs bordered with plain black line. Figure is cradling a rooster with his left arm, right is raised. Right hand is tilted upwards and holding an oval-shaped object. Two circular openings on man's back that connect inside figure, forming a passage. Border incised around openings. Black characters written on base.