Hornbill-beak snuffbox decorated with goats and geese, China, late 19th–early 20th century

Hornbill-beak snuffbox decorated with goats and geese, China, late 19th–early 20th century Flattened ovoid in shape, with one side carved with a group of three goats near a tree beneath a red sun emerging from the clouds, and the other side depicting three geese with their keeper in front of a walkway and bamboo. The fur, feathers, and sun’s rays are incised and highlighted in black. Each shoulder is carved from the naturally red portion of the horn into the form of a fierce Buddhist lion’

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