A small carved ivory kodansu and stand


Meiji PeriodWith one lower drawer and two hinged doors opening to reveal two further drawers, carved and part heightened in pigment to the front with a lady and child, the interior with a falconer, the remaining panels carved in relief with a variety of fish, figures in gardens, and the reverse with a part-inlaid caparisoned elephant, signed Chounsai with seal, the stand with four openwork landscape panels.The cabinet 7.5cm high x 9cm wide x 5.7cm deep (3in x 3.1/2in x 2.1/4in) excluding stand. (2).