Period:Qing dynasty Production date:17thC-18thC
Materials:ivory
Technique:carved
Dimensions:Height: 15.70 centimetres
Description:
Ivory concentric balls containing four layers, each with openings and pierced with a geometric pattern, all carved from a single block. The surface is decorated with water creatures and on the top is a figure of a Daoist immortal standing on a leaf and painted with colours.
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![图片[1]-ornament BM-2018-3005.497-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/43/mid_P1010552.jpg)
![图片[2]-ornament BM-2018-3005.497-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Qin dynasty/43/mid_P1010554.jpg)
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Materials:ivory
Technique:carved
Dimensions:Height: 15.70 centimetres
Description:
Ivory concentric balls containing four layers, each with openings and pierced with a geometric pattern, all carved from a single block. The surface is decorated with water creatures and on the top is a figure of a Daoist immortal standing on a leaf and painted with colours.
IMG
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