Antique Japanese Edo Period Gilt Copper Menuki Pair of Wasps Suzumebachi In High Relief Cranes This is a vintage Japanese

This is a vintage Japanese vase made in the Goryeo Dynasty Korean style

They may be listed separately and available for sale

decorative combs and kanzashi have been an important part of Japanese fashion

where he completed his yohen tenmoku (天目) glaze the following year and produced his kujaku Peacock glaze pottery all inspired by the Song Dynasty Jian glazing techniques from the 1100's

Antique Japanese Edo Period Gilt Copper Menuki Pair of Wasps Suzumebachi In High Relief Cranes This is a vintage JapaneseA finely detailed pair of menuki (ornamental sword hilt fittings) depicting large wasps (suzumebachi ), cast and chiseled in copper alloy with traces of original gilding. The insects are rendered with lifelike accuracylarge compound eyes, articulated wings, and the characteristic narrow waistshowcasing the remarkable realism and natural observation typical of late Edo kink () craftsmanship. The wasp was a favored but relatively rare motif in samurai