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The carving depicts a hollowed lotus pod borne on a stem that is tied together with the stems of a lotus bud, a curled lotus leaf and stalks of millet, with a katydid and a beetle resting on the edge and on the underside of the lotus leaf respectively, and a spider on the edge of lotus pot at the back.
43⁄4 in. (12 cm.) wide


Provenance
Mrs. Ruth Cummings, 1952.
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