Product No. MEN-2671 無銘 | |
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Design | Echigo-shishi |
Mei | Mumei |
Material | Copper with gold and silver plate |
Era | Late Edo Period |
Box | Paulownia wood |
Left Length | 1.7 cm (0.7 in) |
Right Length | 1.7 cm (0.7 in) |
Left Width | 1.7 cm (0.7 in) |
Right Width | 1.8 cm (0.7 in) |
Price |
40,000 JPY |
The theme of this set of Menuki is Echigo-shishi. Echigo-shishi is a street performance by wandering entertainers featuring a tumbling act in which a child performer wears a carved lion's head. This pair of Menuki depicts Echigo-shishi made of copper with gold and silver plate. You can see how it moves actively. |