A BOXWOOD ONE-CASE INRÔ SHAPED AS CICADA

Description:

Japan, Meiji period, late 19th c.
H. 12,5 cm
A naturalistic model of a cicada with fore and hind wings with carefully rendered veins in relief, the legs and beak tucked under, the large eyes of horn. Amber ojime.
Old East German private collection, assembled before 1980
Minor traces of age, very slightly chipped