Project Description
Shitan Wood Two Part Manju with Inlaid Shell Chanoyu Utensils by Rensha
The entire surface engraved with an asanoha pattern and inlaid with a charcoal basket, feather brush and chopsticks. The single himotoshi is also ringed
Signed on the inside. Circa 1870
Width 3.9cm
Provenance:
Virginia Atchley
Literature:
Atchley & Davey, The Virginia Atchley Collection of Japanese Miniature Arts, no. N221, p. 160
MR4169