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A REISHI-FUNGUS SCEPTER
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) or Meiji era (1868–1912), 19th
century
Formed from a dried natural branch of double-headed reishi fungus,
the stem and part of the underside finished in lustrous black lacquer
With a Japanese wooden storage box
16in (40.7cm) long
US$1,200 - 1,800
5028
5029
MINSHI 岷之
A hardwood scepter in reishi-fungus form Japan, Edo period
(1615–1868) or Meiji era (1868–1912), 19th century
The richly patinated wood naturalistically carved in the form of two
slender stems of reishi fungus, signed toward the base Minshi tō 岷
之刀 (Carved by Minshi)
With a wooden storage box
12in (30.5cm) long
US$1,000 - 1,500
5029
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