Squid and Tai-fish

Squid and Tai-fish netsuke
Squid and Tai-fish netsuke
Squid and Tai-fish netsuke
Squid and Tai-fish netsuke
Squid and Tai-fish netsuke

Properties:

2006

Type: Netsuke

Sold. Japan, private collection.

Materials: Tagua nut. Amber and mother-of-pearl inlay.

Dimensions: 48×32×27 mm.

Images:            

The Inshore Squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana) and Tai-fish.

This netsuke carved from tagua nut and stained. Squid eye is inlaid with mother-of-pearl from the black-lip pearl oyster (Pinctada margaritifera). Fish eye from amber.

Natural himatoshi are created by squid legs.

My signature is engraved in an amber reserve.