Antique Japanese Edo Period Gilt Copper Menuki Pair of Wasps Suzumebachi In High Relief Cranes The composition centers on a

The composition centers on a cluster of photographers — cameras raised

5" long (12 cm)

They may be listed separately and available for sale

This Deba Hocho with a heavy single-sided blade used in the Japanese kitchen to prepare fish for sashimi

green and red natural dyes which were applied using a paste resist printing process known as tsutsugaki to create these designs

Antique Japanese Edo Period Gilt Copper Menuki Pair of Wasps Suzumebachi In High Relief Cranes The composition centers on aA 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