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TWO HARDSTONE-INLAY IVORY CARVINGS OF THE STANDING IMPERIAL COUPLE China, early 20th century 30 cm high each The emperor touching with the right hand his long bear, a sword on the left side, the robe decorated with dragons amidst clouds and waves, the empress with a ruyi sceptre in her right hand, the long robe decorated with phoenixes amidst clouds and waves, wooden stands. Provenance: the collection of a Dutch noblewoman lived in Indonesia, acquired before 1975.