Japanese Works of Art - 14 Nov 2018
A JAPANESE UMIMATSU REISHI FUNGUS SCEPTRE
A JAPANESE UMIMATSU REISHI FUNGUS SCEPTRE, NYOI
EDO/MEIJI PERIOD
Of slender form and naturalistically carved, the gnarled fossilized wood with honey-coloured mottling resembling the characteristics of the fungus, with an agate ojime, 32.5cm.