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Ivory pestle and mortar; ca. 1650- 75; 7 inches high; National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen.

Ivory pestle and mortar; ca. 1650- 75; 7 inches high; National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen.

Four scroll weights and a wrist-rest; Qing Dynasty (1644-1912); (a) 10 ¼ inches; (b) 7 ¼ inches; (c) 11 inches; (d) 10 1/3 inches; Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.

Four Chinese ivories from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 A.D.); (a) Immortal, 13 inches; (b) Immortal, 7 ¼ inches; (c) Zhongli Quan (an Immortal), 9 3/8 inches; (d) Guanyin, her child and rosary; 9 ½ inches; Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, CA.

Model of a monastery; Late Nineteenth or Early Twentieth Century; 12.24 inches high; Victoria and Albert Museum; London, U.K.

Brisé fan, Qing Dynasty (ca. 1760); 9 ½ inches wide; Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, CA.

Ivory and paper folding fan painted in gouache; Qing Dynasty (ca. 1730); 10 inches wide; Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, CA.

Zhongli Quan wearing father or leaf skirt; holding tortoise and fan; Ming Dynasty (ca. 1580); 5.78 inches.; Victoria and Albert Museum, London, U.K.

Figure of a woman; Qing Dynasty (Eighteenth Century); 4 ½ inches long; Imperial Palace Museum, Beijing, China.

Set of chessmen, Qing Dynasty (Nineteenth Century); made for the export trade; Maximum height: 2 ¾ inches; Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, CA.

Chinese Ivory Plaque; 14th-15th Century; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City

Brush pot; carved with scenes of rural life; 5.1 inches; ca. 1650; The Irving Collection, London, U.K.

Buddha in meditative pose on lotus base; Qing Dynasty ca. 1650 - 1910; 6 inches; Victoria and Albert Museum, London, U.K.

Small statue of man and woman embracing; 4.3 inches; Ming-Qing Dynasty, ca. 1650; National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen.

Small statue of man and woman embracing; 4.3 inches; Ming-Qing Dynasty, ca. 1650; National MuseumSmall statue of man and woman embracing; 4.3 inches; Ming-Qing Dynasty, ca. 1650; National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen.

Sundial and calendar; 4 inches; created in 1638 for Johann Adam Schall von Bell (1592-1666); Stonyhurst College, U.K.

Chain with monkeys, bats and peaches; nineteenth century; length: 2.16 inches; Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, U.K.

Model of a summerhouse, ivory with lacquered wood and soapstone; made in Canton, China; height: 32.5 inches; National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen.

Chinese ivory carving of Fu Lions, circa 1920; reproductions of 18th century Quing Dynasty sculptures