λ A JAPANESE IVORY VASE AND COVER MEIJI 1868-1912 The cylindrical body decorated in high relief with a continuous scene of celestial maidens, tennin, the heavenly beings wearing long beribboned dresses and floating amongst scrolling clouds whilst playing musical instruments, the lid with a dragon writhing amongst dense clouds and the knop made of a fan, a drum and sho pipes, with a two character seal mark underneath, possibly for Hidetaka, 19.5cm. (2) Provenance: an English private collection acquired before 2000.