A JAPANESE CARVED BONE ANIMAL CHESS SET
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A JAPANESE CARVED BONE ANIMAL CHESS SET

LATE 19TH EARLY 20TH CENTURY

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A JAPANESE CARVED BONE ANIMAL CHESS SET
LATE 19TH EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Modelled as mice wearing kimonos, one side with pawns bearing rifles versus those with staffs, all with inset glass eyes, one side pale, the other dark
The king -- 3½in. (9cm.) high; the pawn -- 1½in. (3.8cm.) high
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