Cigarette Case with Elephants at Watering Grove Motifs

ca. 1870

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flower, lotus
Jar, China, glazed stoneware, Jun ware
Central figure in Chinese attire with the character "wang" meaning King on his crown. Dragon perched on his shoulders seated on cloud amidst waves as lightening crackles around him.; surrounding him are three onies, two in the air representing wind and thunder, another kneeling before the king offering a miniature mountain with bull and bird shaped mountains; mounted in gold and purple silk.
Foreign Children at Play, Utagawa Yoshikazu, ink and color on paper