This elaborately carved sceptre, or fly-whisk handle shows the image of a snake or reptile at the base, with a smooth shaft surmounted by a horse and rider sitting on a plinth.
Pale cream ivory open-work ball of dragons amidst clouds on a screw-sectioned carved stand.
On the stand there are two figures standing beneath a pine tree and a dragon surrounding a pearl to the centre above figures in a grotto.
Figurine of Shoulao, the Daoist god of longevity, carved from yellow ivory. Shoulao is depicted as a bald-headed elderly man with a high forehead and a lined brow. He wears long flowing robes tied at the waist. In his right hand Shoulao holds a staff with a twisted, tapering shaft.
This maple brown ivory comb, redder in places, has an expressive head at the base of its small handle. The eyes have been deeply drilled and are positioned high on the face.
This ivory comb is a maple and dark brown in patches with a few white flecks. It has a caribou standing on the top which is missing its antlers; its head is bowed and shoulder blades characteristically prominent.
This dark and pale brown seal has a mottled surface with matt, as well as glossy areas. There are rectangular sections, with holes at their centers, either side of the body which has been cut out, perhaps in order to fit a larger piece.
This lean, ivory figure has slim arms which have been separated from the main body by a cavity from the arm pit to the top of the forearm. The right arm is missing. The hands rest on the stomach.
This trumpet is surmounted by a standing figure, under which, is the airhole, where the trumpet would be blown. The figure has sinewy arms, with the hands clasped as if holding a beard or in prayer.