Gift Details

(1) 2' x 2' light and dark brown pottery statue of a shi- shi dog with curled mane and tail, holding a rope in his mouth, on a 28" x 18" footed oak stand, $1000. (2) Brown pottery tea set that includes five 2.5" tall cups, a 4" tall teapot, a 13" wooden ladle, and a 6" x 3" wooden plaque etched with Japanese characters, $75. (3) 14" diameter white ceramic dish that is decorated around the edge with broken chips of clear and brown glass, $50; Recd-July 19, 2000; Est. Value-$1125; Archives Foreign. 13" diameter grey ceramic pottery sake flask with a straw top. The base of the flask is covered with brown woven rope and depicts two fu dogs with a plaque that reads ``To the Honorable William J. Clinton, Presented by Masakazu Nakasone, Okinawa City Mayor.'' Item arrived at the White House broken beyond repair and was destroyed; Recd-July 19, 2000; Est. Value-$1; Destroyed. 21'' tall white ceramic lamp stand embedded with green, brown and blue glass chips; Recd-July 19, 2000; Est. Value- $80; Archives Foreign.

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