A WOOD NETSUKE

细节
A WOOD NETSUKE
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED ISSHU AND SEALED

Carved in the form of a delicate, open plum blossom and two buds attached to a slender, curved branch, the open bowl of the blossom carved with slender stamens surrounding an inlaid grey pearl, the center of the blossom, the stalk on the underside forming the natural himotoshi--1 5/8 in. (4 cm.) long