Project Description
Rare Solid Lacquer Netsuke of a Mussel
The black coral an ideal material to imitate the surface of a mussel shell, to which is stuck a limpet. The smaller himotoshi is ringed in bone
Unigned. Mid 19th century
Length: 4.9 cm
Fuld lists only 5 netsuke of mussels, none of which is in umimatsu
MR4848
