Lidded Box

Lidded Box

Carved ivory box with lid. A: Box made of ivory with a crved dragon that surrounds the sides and part of the bottom. The eyes are inset mother of pearl with black centers. Between the dragon coils and on the bottom of the box are grass like marks. The bottom has a raised button that is carved with swirls and has two red engraved kanji characters. There is a recessed lip and the inside of the box has a recessed center. The net like texture of the ivory revealed on the inner side. B: Lid same size as the box. Made of ivory with a carved dragon on the top with a body that coils into five loops and a head in bas relief in the center. The eyes are inlaid mother of pearl with black centers. Threre are wavelike designs between the coils. On the sides of the box the coils from the dragon carved into the base continue onto the lid. The inside of the lid resembles the inside of the box. Condition: A large crack in the lid extending from the center to one side. The ivory has turned yellow.

1998.078.003