comprising: two carved wood seals with different characters and matching decorative carvings, one relief, one intaglio; cast bronze relief seal; bronze monkey figural; two carved walnuts; three glass gourds including two snuff bottles; glass lion on carved wood stand; travelling shrine; carved and gilt wood inro; carved stone; carved wood turtle; carved jade citron/Buddha's Hand; carved bone lotus with frog and crab; carved wood turtle; largest 5-3/4 x 2-1/8 x 2-1/8 in.
Provenance: The Collection of Joe Matthews and John Shank, Shepherdstown, West Virginia
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The Collection of Joe Matthews and John Shank, Shepherdstown, West Virginia
a few small scattered abrasions; green gourd snuff bottle with likely repair of scoop at lid, blue gourd snuff bottle with scoop detached from lid but present; travelling shrine with some loss to gilt
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