Antique Japanese Edo Period Gilt Copper Menuki Pair of Wasps Suzumebachi In High Relief Hardware surface wear

surface wear

It weighs 7

This is a pair of vintage Japanese vases inscribed by Kiyomitsu and made in the Goryeo Dynasty Korean style

Prominent Tsurugashiwa (蔓柏) “three-vines oak” crest—associated with samurai houses

This is a standard  size Soroban for basic calculations

Antique Japanese Edo Period Gilt Copper Menuki Pair of Wasps Suzumebachi In High Relief Hardware surface wearA 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