Y PAIR OF POLYCHROMED IVORY HEN AND COCKEREL MEIJI PERIOD both naturalistically rendered in standing position, the hen with her head turned slightly to the right and with a short tail, the cockerel with his head half-raised and beak opened seemingly crowing, his long tail arched with sickle feathers, each finely carved with feathered body whilst their wings and tails painted with red and green, their crowns and wattles covered in gilt paint (Dimensions: heights: 18.6cm and 20cm) (Qty: 2) (heights: 18.6cm and 20cm) Qty: (2) Footnote: Provenance: Private English collection, acquired about 20 years ago