Fully carved tusk of an asian elephant, China circa 1920, both sides with openwork fine carving, on one side with a row of 8 male and female figures with different attributes, on the other side (a little yellowed) with a row of 8 female musicians and...

Fully carved tusk of an asian elephant, China circa 1920, both sides with openwork fine carving, on one side with a row of 8 male and female figures with different attributes, on the other side (a little yellowed) with a row of 8 female musicians and dancers and a big bird of paradise at the ends and in the spaces between trees and plants, depressions and hair painted black, details decorated with small coral and turquoise cabochons, bottom closing plate of ivory with square mark with Chinese characters, L 74 cm, base 8.5 x 7.2 cm, weight 1561 g, in addition later stand of heavy wood, total height approx. 41 cm, CITES regulations and import - export restrictions might apply! . 2483-001 Automatically translated by DeepL. To see the original version, click here.