The Property of a Lady 女士藏品 A JAPANESE CARVED IVORY BOX AND COVER Meiji Period Of ovoid shape, densely carved with various masks and faces in different expressions around the exterior, the domed cover similarly carved. 11.2cm (4 1/2in) long. (2). 注脚 日本明治時代 牙雕「面具」蓋盒 Provenance: Parry Collection, London, and thence by descent 來源： 倫敦Parry家族收藏，並由後人保存迄今 The masks on the current lot represent festival or matsuri masks, as demonstrated in masks of okame and hyottoko, childlike figures with comical expressions. Such boxes were popular with those visiting Japan in the Meiji era. See a related carved ivory box and cover with masks, Meiji period, which was sold at Christie's London, 18 May 2012, lot 171. 蓋盒滿飾日本傳統節日或「祭」中使用之滑稽面具，包括男性造型的「火男」與女性造型的「阿龜」。形如本例的蓋盒在明治時代的赴日遊客中很受歡迎。 參考一例明治時代牙雕蓋盒，同以面具為飾，售於倫敦佳士得，2012年5月18日，拍品編號171。