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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Awl case, accession number 9-6761a, described as Cylindrical pierced case; length 8.2 cm. Carved ivory.

Hearst Museum object titled Belt clasp, accession number 9-21334, described as Ivory belt clasp. Dragon straining for the pearl of perfection; in high relief on raised platform over 5 x 3 cm platform with notched corners and a border of long loops. Notch for closing dovetail in back.

Hearst Museum object titled Box bottom, accession number 9-5572, described as Bottom half of ivory box; concave; plain except for incised rings; diameter 2 5/8 in x height 1 3/16 in

Hearst Museum object titled Box w/ cover, accession number 9-5575a,b, described as Ivory box with cover; oval; elaborately carved in imitation of basket full of flowers in very high relief; cover has more flowers with bee as knob; 4.5 in x 5.25 in x 3.5 in to top of knob

Hearst Museum object titled Broken snuff bottle, accession number 9-5498a,b, described as Snuff bottle; with stopper and dipper; black stone; green stone stopper with brass; ivory dipper; designs of birds; flower carved thru grey layer to black; very low relief tree carved on back; 3 5/16 inches high. Dipper broken.

Hearst Museum object titled Calling card case, accession number 9-9564a,b, described as calling card case, ivory; rectangular, intricately carved w/ flowers on edges of case, people, house; central motif of twisting dragon w/ black eyes; one side of case has round blank area; a) base, b) lid; overall 11 x 7 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Comb, accession number 9-21320, described as Comb. Ornamental ivory comb with peach tip. For mustache? Seven teeth approximately 8 cm long; width: 2.1 cm; 3 mm thick.

Hearst Museum object titled Combs, accession number 9-21337, described as Combs. Set of two combs for mustache(?). A finer one in ivory, with undulating handle with hole for hanging cord. The coarser comb of white jade riveted to eye of ivory fish-shaped plaques which are also riveted together at the tail. Ultramarine green webbed cotton cord looped through wire ring at ivory comb and steadied in a simple knot. Another knot after 6.5 cm, and after another 6.5 cm, a “chuang-yuan” (First in the Imperial Examinations) knot. The two ends are laced through two coins: a well-worn copper coin with toothed edge and a large square hole. On one side, the legend “Five cash” still visible. After running through a crystal bead, the cord ends are laced through a coin of the Kang-hsi reign of the second Manchu emperor (1660-1723). The reverse has an inscription in Manchu. The cord ends are sewn together after they have looped through a wire triangle connected to a rivet at the mouth of the ivory fish. Length of ivory comb: 9 cm; greatest height: 2 cm. Length of centerpede(?) jade comb: 4.3 cm; height: 1.7 cm. Ivory fish plaques 6.5 cm long, 2.2 cm wide.

Hearst Museum object titled Container, accession number 9-9472a,b, described as Container with lid for opium; ivory; cylindrical; a) container; ivory with 10 carved character inscription with flowers; height 4 cm. diameter 2.9cm b) lid, diameter 3.6cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Divination game, accession number 9-5391a-c, described as Divination “game”: (a), (b) Tubular ivory container with floral and linear designs cut out. (a) Container. (b) Lid. All over length of (a) and (b) is 12.4 cm. (c) 45 thin ivory sticks, some painted, most in shape of weapons. For divination, telling fortunes. Sticks are cast, and their position and type denote a fortune, which is then corresponded with related chart. May also function as game (see Culin reference below), wherein bundle of splints held in a bunch and allowed to fall, the players endeavoring to remove them ne at a time from the pile without disturbing the others, using another stick bent over at the time for the purpose. Sets used by Chinese children are of splints from burnt punk sticks.

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Hearst Museum object titled Belt clasp, accession number 9-21334, described as Ivory belt clasp. Dragon straining for the pearl of perfection; in high relief on raised platform over 5 x 3 cm platform with notched corners and a border of long loops. Notch for closing dovetail in back.

Belt clasp

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Hearst Museum object titled Box bottom, accession number 9-5572, described as Bottom half of ivory box; concave; plain except for incised rings; diameter 2 5/8 in x height 1 3/16 in

Box bottom

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Hearst Museum object titled Box w/ cover, accession number 9-5575a,b, described as Ivory box with cover; oval; elaborately carved in imitation of basket full of flowers in very high relief; cover has more flowers with bee as knob; 4.5 in x 5.25 in x 3.5 in to top of knob

Box w/ cover

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Hearst Museum object titled Broken snuff bottle, accession number 9-5498a,b, described as Snuff bottle; with stopper and dipper; black stone; green stone stopper with brass; ivory dipper; designs of birds; flower carved thru grey layer to black; very low relief tree carved on back; 3 5/16 inches high. Dipper broken.

Broken snuff bottle

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Hearst Museum object titled Calling card case, accession number 9-9564a,b, described as calling card case, ivory; rectangular, intricately carved w/ flowers on edges of case, people, house; central motif of twisting dragon w/ black eyes; one side of case has round blank area; a) base, b) lid; overall 11 x 7 cm.

Calling card case

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Hearst Museum object titled Comb, accession number 9-21320, described as Comb. Ornamental ivory comb with peach tip. For mustache? Seven teeth approximately 8 cm long; width: 2.1 cm; 3 mm thick.

Comb

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Hearst Museum object titled Combs, accession number 9-21337, described as Combs. Set of two combs for mustache(?). A finer one in ivory, with undulating handle with hole for hanging cord. The coarser comb of white jade riveted to eye of ivory fish-shaped plaques which are also riveted together at the tail. Ultramarine green webbed cotton cord looped through wire ring at ivory comb and steadied in a simple knot. Another knot after 6.5 cm, and after another 6.5 cm, a “chuang-yuan” (First in the Imperial Examinations) knot. The two ends are laced through two coins: a well-worn copper coin with toothed edge and a large square hole. On one side, the legend “Five cash” still visible. After running through a crystal bead, the cord ends are laced through a coin of the Kang-hsi reign of the second Manchu emperor (1660-1723). The reverse has an inscription in Manchu. The cord ends are sewn together after they have looped through a wire triangle connected to a rivet at the mouth of the ivory fish. Length of ivory comb: 9 cm; greatest height: 2 cm. Length of centerpede(?) jade comb: 4.3 cm; height: 1.7 cm. Ivory fish plaques 6.5 cm long, 2.2 cm wide.

Combs

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Hearst Museum object titled Container, accession number 9-9472a,b, described as Container with lid for opium; ivory; cylindrical; a) container; ivory with 10 carved character inscription with flowers; height 4 cm. diameter 2.9cm b) lid, diameter 3.6cm.

Container

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Hearst Museum object titled Divination game, accession number 9-5391a-c, described as Divination “game”: (a), (b) Tubular ivory container with floral and linear designs cut out. (a) Container. (b) Lid. All over length of (a) and (b) is 12.4 cm. (c) 45 thin ivory sticks, some painted, most in shape of weapons. For divination, telling fortunes. Sticks are cast, and their position and type denote a fortune, which is then corresponded with related chart. May also function as game (see Culin reference below), wherein bundle of splints held in a bunch and allowed to fall, the players endeavoring to remove them ne at a time from the pile without disturbing the others, using another stick bent over at the time for the purpose. Sets used by Chinese children are of splints from burnt punk sticks.

Divination game

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