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tusk, ivory, Benin Culture, Nigeria, Africa, XVIII c.; a rare ivory tusk from the Kingdom of Benin, finely carved with the figures of warriors, serpents, etc.; the inclusion of the carved figure of the Oba or King, represented with its traditional mudfish, instead of legs, denotes that this was one of the Royal tusks which stood in the great bronze heads on the altar of the Oba's ancestors

Tusk, 1775-1777

Edo

G250

St. Jerome, c. 1635

Adam Lenckhardt

G341

six scenes from the life of Christ; bottom row the Annunciation, Nativity and Adoration of the Magi; middle row Betrayal of Christ by Judas, the Crucifixion, the Resurrection; top row Ascension and Pentecost

Diptych with scenes from the life of Christ, c. 1375

Attributed to Master of the Passion Diptych

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ivory noisemaker; extension carved with flowers and crosshatched designs; plexi stand

Grogger (noise maker), 20th century

Middle East or India

G362

a. body; b.right arm; c. left arm; d-g. nails. [Culture formerly "Probably Sevilla, Spain" - FLB, 03/15/2016]

Corpus, c. 1700

Master of Guadalcanal

G341

set of 32 chessmen, sixteen red and sixteen white (natural); each chaessman stands on a carved filigree globe, within which are one or more free carved balls; the globe rests on small turned stem, and the foot is carved with double row of lotus design

Chess Set, 18th century

China

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top decorated with symmetrical design with scrolling edges; some cutouts in various shapes (teardrops, circles, quatrefoil, bar) inlaid with gold stamped with repeating circular patterns on front and back of comb; tapering teeth

Hair comb, about 1800

Swahili

G254

natural colored ivory carved with numerous figures standing and sitting

Snuff Bottle, 1850-1925

China

G216

curved piece of ivory; twenty-four incised holes; nine carved dragons twine around holes, with clouds

Hammock end, 18th century

China

G217

curved piece of ivory; twenty-four incised holes; nine carved dragons twine around holes, with clouds

Hammock end, 18th century

China

G217

curved piece of ivory; fifty incised holes; numerous carved dragons twined around holes, with clouds

Hammock end, 18th century

China

G217

curved piece of ivory; fifty incised holes; numerous carved dragons twined around holes, with clouds

Hammock end, 18th century

China

G217

Square base with a wheel of law on a double lotus plinth; 2 rows of spokes on wheel

Seal, 1428

China

G216

snuff bottle, unusually carved; a philosopher and attendant on one side, bamboo tree on the other; the Pine Tree, Bamboo and Plum are symbols of which the Chinese say 'These trees are like friends because they keep green in cold weather'; all three of these trees are connected by the Chinese with longevity

Snuff Bottle, 1850-1900

China

G216

ivory, carved and colored; carved ivory top; carving represents people struggling against a flood

Snuff Bottle, 1900-1935

China

G216

snuff bottles (double); ivory, carved and painted; ivory tops; two fish, symbol of conjugal felicity

Snuff Bottle, 1875-1925

China

G216

ivory, overlaid with red lacquer; ivory top; design etched in lacquer; charming figures and scenes; the Pine symbolized long life; the Lotus guards against Evil Spirits; the Bat, Symbol for happiness

Snuff Bottle, 1890-1930

China

G216

man holding pipe, monkey carrying smoking pouch

Monkey trainer, late 19th century

Shioda Toshichika

G239

carved figure, probably a princess

Snuff Bottle, 1900-1935

China

G216

carved figure of a hunter carrying a large monkey on his back with two smaller monkeys at his feet

Hunter carrying a monkey he caught, 1870s

Takeuchi Kyūichi

G239

carved figural group of a man with monkey on his shoulder and a boy holding an egg

Monkey trainer with child, late 19th century

Hōgetsu

G239

carved figure of a standing man holding a staff with a monkey standing at his feet and on his head

Monkey trainer with two monkeys, late 19th century

Kōgetsu

G239

carved group of father and son in tug-of-war with monkeys on bridge

Tug-of-war between monkeys and farmer with his son, late 19th century

Tsugitoshi

G239

ivory, carved; an old bottle; note handles on shoulders

Snuff Bottle, 1850-1900

China

G216

carved; the Lotus, sacred to the Buddhist and the Taoist religions

Snuff Bottle, 1900-1935

China

G216

carved figure, with cap as the stopper; carrying a peach in one hand, the peony in the other; garments etched

Snuff Bottle, 1850-1900

China

G216

snuff bottle of ivory; ivory top; overlaid with black lacquer; design etched in lacquer; four graceful figures; jade flowers on table, beside which will be seen figure of a Princess; iris in background

Snuff Bottle, 1890-1930

China

G216

snuff bottle, carved; eighteen figures, representing the Immortals; note the carving on the shoulder, top and base; very fine piece

Snuff Bottle, 1850-1900

China

G216

snuff bottle of Ivory, carved and colored; ivory top

Snuff Bottle, 1800-1880

China

G216

carved ivory figure; spoon attached to the foot

Snuff Bottle, 1900-1935

China

G216

tiny comb with rounded top with finial-like protrusion; hole in top for wearing as a pendant; incised designs--same on each side--of zigzag bands, straight and curved bands and cross hatched zigzags

Beard comb, early 20th century

Unknown

G254

Curved piece of ivory; slightly rounded corners on top, slight indentation at bottom

Court Tablet (Hu), 17th century

China

G217

at the top of tapper is a large, square head with a face characterized by oval, wide-set eyes, prominent nose, and partially open mouth; on top of head is a small headdress carved with patterned lines and slightly rounded at top; figure kneels on cone shape of tapper--her arms are bent at her waist and she cups her breasts with her hands; figure's belly is round with a large belly button and belt at her waist; top of tapper cone has a band of hash-mark-like carvings; tapper curves down to a point; tan in color overall

Tapper, 18th century

Yoruba

G254

representing wild dog or wolf. The fine lines of the fur have been darkened

Wolf with deer leg, mid 19th century

Tomotada

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man with beard shadow and large earlobes, wearing a cloth hat and sitting on a bag, performing calculations on an abacus

Daikoku using an abacus, 19th century

Shōkyūsai

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man with long beard squatting over a hat under which an oni with fangs and claws is trapped

Shōki capturing a demon with a hat, 19th century

Harumitsu

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smiling fisherman with open mouth wearing grassy skirt and open shirt carrying an octopus upside-down on his back

Fisherman carrying an octopus over his shoulder, 19th century

Kōsen

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skull with snake coiled on top; tail curving down back of skull; no lower jaw

Snake sitting on a skull, 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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standing figure holding Christ child who sits on a book (?) in saint's PL hand; saint holds cross in PR hand; figure wears a robe with a wide collar, tied with a twisted belt, and sandals

Toni Malau (St. Anthony), late 18th-early 19th century

Kongo

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light brown patina; standing man holding an infant in the crook of his PL arm, seated on a book; man has hair cut in a tonsure hairstyle

Saint Anthony of Padua, 17th-18th century

Goan Artist

G254

angular design--angular handle and top knob; pointed shoulder; tall neck; flat top; two ivory rings on handle; decorated with Asian-style designs of cranes, bamboo, fan shapes, the moon and flowers

Coffee pot, from a four-piece coffee and tea set, c. 1875

William Fairbourne and Sons

G350

angular design--angular handle and top knob; pointed shoulder; flat top; two ivory rings on handle; decorated with Asian-style designs of cranes, bamboo, fan shapes, the moon and flowers

Teapot, from a four-piece coffee and tea set, c. 1875

William Fairbourne and Sons

G350

Door Panel, Mamluk dynasty, wood carved with geometric and arabesque patterns, inlaid with ivory. Panel has modern mount and is set in seperate base which has four small decorative wood panels inset. Remounted 1984.

Door Panel, 14th century

Egypt

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Rounded quatrefoil box; undecorated; flat top

Ink Box, 18th century

China

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carved ivory figure of a seated woman, bodhisattiva, holding a staff in proper left hand in high-backed chair with relief above head

Seated Budhisattiva, c. 1850

China

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carved ivory figure of a bearded old man holding a scepter in proper left hand

Figure of a Confucian Sage, 17th century

China

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carved ivory bottle vase with hexagonal base and dragons in relief around neck

Bottle Vase, c. 1850

China

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pair of covered ivory bottles, inlaid with red lacquer; heads of elephants forming handles; wooden standards

Bottle, Qianlong period, 1736-1795

China

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smiling, seated musician holding drum in PL hand and stick in raised PR hand; tied bundle at PL thigh; square box at PR knee

Musician at New Year, late 19th century

Seiichi

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elderly couple: male figure stands leaning on farm tool; female figure crouches, holding object between her hands

Two farmers, 19th century

Japan

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female figure with a baby clinging to her back; may have been a sword handle

Maternity Figure, 18th century

Yoruba

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rectangular shape forming a miniature scroll stand; top pierced with an incised design of a tightly compressed dragon within a circle; flat, slightly raised surface with strongly scrolled ends turning in on themselves; honey-color patina on bottom of the scrolls and underside, top surface more pale

Scroll-shaped Ink Stand, 1736-1795

China

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carved in the form of pierced rocks with flowers growing in the crevices and beneath the flowering branches of a gnarled and stunted prunus tree growing to one side

Brush rest, 18th century

China

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carved ivory ball of turtles climbing over one another; one turtle is facing outward holding a fan in PL hand and a lotus in PR hand; another faces outward, possibly dancing with another turtle

Ball of turtles, late 18th-19th century

Unknown Japanese

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tortoise with retracted head and extremities visible on underside

Retracted turtle, late 18th-19th century

Unknown Japanese

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golden brown patina; standing woman holding a book her in PL hand; PR hand in a fist with a hole in center; woman has thick hair beneath a headscarf; woman stands on an attached base which is unfinished on the back; masking tape with "13" on back

Figure of Mary Magdalene, 17th-18th century

India

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band of cross-hatch design below a kneeling female figure holding an object in front; on top of her head, the tusk, forms a conical hat; H. 1- 1/4 x dia. 1 5/16 (base) in.

Ifa Divination Tapper, 19th century

Yoruba

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square base with Wheel of Law as knob, resting on double lotus plinth; spoked wheel with edging of groups of three circles

Seal, 1428

China

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man and woman with a calabash; Yoruba Tribe; pair of figures carved in ivory; the male figure is standing and holding a round vessel, his hands at its opening; the female clings to his arms, over the vessel, her feet off the ground

Man and woman with a calabash, before 1850

Yoruba

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ivory, overlaid with red lacquer; ivory top; design shows the Phoenix and the Dragon in the Clouds; the three-clawed Dragon is, in China, the one commonly used for decoration; this is the Imperial Dragon of Japan; the Peach near the Dragon is the Symbol of marriage; the Phoenix, or Ho Ho Bird descends to earth to ring good tidings; he Bat is a Symbol of happiness

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

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ivory, colored, carved; the peony, the pheasant, the bats, are symbols of good fortune, love, affection, happiness, especially fitting for presentation pieces; note the fine quality of carving

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

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carved figure, seated, one hand on the Pheasant; lotus in hair

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

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carved, colored; very fine piece of carving

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

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carved; probably Ho San-Koo, whose emblem is the Lotus, and who carries the fan

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

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ivory overlaid with red lacquer, ivory top; very beautifully carved; beautiful detail on neck of the Bottle; note the Peony Tree, not a shrub; emblematical of good fortune, love and affection; next to the chrysanthemum, the peony was the chosen flower; beautiful color both of ivory and lacquer

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

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carved figure, holding the Zither

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

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snuff bottle, of ivory, overlaid with black and red lacquer; carved; red coral top in old silver mounting; design, the Peony; phoenix on shoulder; emblem of beauty

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

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carved figure, holding the peach, emblem of longevity and also of marriage

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

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snuff bottle of ivory, overlaid with black lacquer; ivory top; design etched in geometric flower design

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

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ivory, overlaid with black lacquer; ivory top; lacquer carved; design- two ladies in a garden; other side Pheasant in a Magnolia Tree; pheasant is the emblem of beauty; to the Chinese, magnolia suggests the smile of the Maiden; the Magnolia usually accompanies beautiful women

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

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ivory, old; glass top; the handles carved on sides

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

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ivory, deeply cut; ivory top; beautifully colored and carved; figure of a Princess in the center of group on one side

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

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ivory, carved and colored; ivory top; elaborate, deep carving; dragons on sides; two panels of birds and flowers

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

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carved figure, holding a Symbol, seated on a Phoenix

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

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carved figure holding incense burner

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

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carved figure with incense burner on stand

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

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carved figure on a horse, playing a zither

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

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carved ivory figure; spoon attached to the foot

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

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unnamed (long narrow object), ivory, Egyptian, century? cat. card dims L. 3-1/4', W. 7/8'; object is cracked with loose piece needing repair. Object of unknown use, with flat oval end and open-work handle.

Long narrow object, Date Unknown

Ancient Egyptian

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carved figure of a princess with fan; colored with lacquer

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

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carved figure of a Princess, carrying a Ram

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

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carved figures with caps as stoppers; holding lotus leaf; double snuff bottle

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

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carved ivory figure; carved ivory cap as stopper; holding immortal peach

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

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carved figure, carrying flower basket

Snuff Bottle, 19th century

China

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netsuke, in form of pair of grotesque lions with amber (?) eyes, playing together

Two Chinese Lions Wrestling, 18th century

Unknown Japanese

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Carved, Nested Ball with Stand, one of a pair, 20th century

China

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half cylinder; carved figures in concave portion; seated scholar depicted on outside; purchased with BBD funds by QI Xiyu

Miniature Screens in the Form of Wrist Rests, late 19th century

China

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carved ivory finial; upper surface has garden scene with central stone column and two cranes at ground line looking back at each other; meandering patterned band at side; five circles encompassing a floral pattern at underside; circular hole at underside center

Finial, 13th-14th century

China

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smiling man with large earlobes, wearing a loose cloth hat, walking and operating a temple dancer puppet on top of a box/stage slung from his neck

Netsuke [Daikoku as a puppeteer], 19th century

Munenari

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man kneeling on proper left knee is startled as the frog in the basket over his shoulder touches his face with its front flipper; man carries axe in proper left hand

(Farmer and Frog), 20th century

Gyokumei

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bald man with enlarged earlobes and pot belly holding two tiny boys in a sack on his proper left shoulder

(Hotei and Two Boys in a Sack), 20th century

Hozan

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skeleton bending under the weight of a Mokugyo slung around its neck

Netsuke [skeleton and Mokugyo], late 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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smiling man with an open mouth squatting at a large mortar which he stirs with a pestle while an animal wearing a robe and a lotus pad hat stands to his proper left with the animal's proper right front paw on the man's upper arm

Netsuke [brewer and Tanuki], 19th century

Hirotoshi

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striding demon-man, with closed umbrella in proper right hand, rests proper left hand on shoulder of Okame, who adjusts the demon's sandal with his proper left hand and rests his proper right hand on the demon's knee

Netsuke [Okame and Ohi], 19th century

Kosen

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horse looking back over its proper left shoulder and jumping over a giant double gourd

Netsuke [Chokaro's horse jumping over gourd], 19th century

Shigemasa

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man dressed in black and white rolling a giant, egg-shaped doll with face and three hand prints on front and back

Netsuke [man rolling Daruma doll], late 19th century

Shigemasa

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man wearing short-brimmed hat with tassel, long cloak and pointed toe wooden-style shoes holding a long trumpet in his proper left hand; carved in 18th c. style

Standing Portuguese, 19th century

Anrakusai

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man wearing a short coat and pants patched at the knees holds a large fish with inlaid eye in front of him

Netsuke [man holding a Tai fish], 19th century

Ryumin

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two laughing men one seated on ground, other behind on a trotting horse; man on horse rests proper right hand on shoulder of seated man; bottom of netsuke is an oval form seal

Seal-form Netsuke [two men], 19th century

Unknown Japanese

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man with shoulder length curly hair wearing a hat with a feather and a cloak with wave design on back bending at waist to pick up a bird

Dutchman and Rooster, late 18th century

Unknown Japanese

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