Description
The ivory is beautifully marked and grained, with an elegant cream white color on both front and back and sides. It bears an aged look and is attributed to the early 1900s. His right hand strokes his long beard in a thoughtful but dignified manner. Emperor has carved Dragon Decorations throughout sections of carving.
Re: Chinese Emporer Ivory Carving
Pieces like this with the tea stained look make me very suspicious, a lot of them are resin. If this piece is solid ivory there should be a nerve channel in the base, it's usually plugged with stamped seal marking of the carver. You can test for ivory with a very hot needle, if it's resin the needle will melt into it and make a hot plastic smell.