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A circa 1880 card case decorated
                                                                               with  a  repoussé  swirling  dragon
                                                                               amidst  clouds  against  a  finely
                                                                               planished ground [left].


                                                                               [Below]  a  circa  1878-80  cigarette
                                                                               case  having  the  same  themed
                                                                               dragon motif as the card case and
                                                                               a  stylised  prunus  motif  on  the
                                                                               obverse side.


































            Images  courtesy  of  Koopmans  Rare  Art,
            London;  HeritageAuctions,Dallas,  USA;
            Bonhams, London
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