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Set of Concentric Ivory
Balls with Open-work
Carving
Ch'ing Dynasty (A.D. 1644-
1911)
Height: 54.8cm
Diameter: 11.7cm
A single piece of
ivory is ingeniously carved
into twenty-one moveable
concentric balls. Each ball
is carved with openwork
designs; the outermost ball
is most ornately carved with
dragons and cloud patterns.
The balls rest on a tall and
slender ivory stand, which is
equally ornate and skillfully
carved. As part of the
stand's decoration there is
another set of small
concentric balls.