Japanese Works of Art - 14th November 2018

Lot 972

A JAPANESE UMIMATSU REISHI FUNGUS SCEPTRE

Estimate £1,000 - £1,500

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Description

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.