Higo-san Posted December 13, 2023 Report Share Posted December 13, 2023 Dear all I also have this set of nice little menuki which I would like to offer for sale. These came from an old wakizashi mounting with an old handle wrapping which unfortunately fell apart. The menuki are slightly bent (which is not a damage but an important feature for authentic old menuki) and date from the second half of the Edo period. The style is clearly influenced by machibori schools like the Ishiguro school. Even though the quality is far away from the Ishiguro masterpieces, the amount of detail is still quite nice. Dimensions (each): Width: 2.94 cm (Average) Height: 1.25 cm Thickness: about 0.4 cm Asking price: EUR 240.00 plus actual shipping costs from Germany (will be somewhere between EUR 15 and EUR 45 depending on your location) Best Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higo-san Posted December 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2023 Price drop to EUR 210.00 plus shipping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugyotsuji Posted December 21, 2023 Report Share Posted December 21, 2023 Possibly these are quails in millet, Chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higo-san Posted December 21, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2023 You are right, Piers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1kinko Posted December 21, 2023 Report Share Posted December 21, 2023 Not Suzuki grass? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higo-san Posted December 22, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 I think Darrel hit the nail. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugyotsuji Posted December 22, 2023 Report Share Posted December 22, 2023 Yes, I considered Susuki, but then found some photos of millet that resemble those depicted in the menuki, besides which 'Quail in Millet' was a popular subject in late Edo, early Meiji. (Quails eat millet, but not Susuki grass!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higo-san Posted December 29, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2023 Price reduction to EUR 180 plus shipping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higo-san Posted January 8 Author Report Share Posted January 8 Price drop to EUR 160.00 plus shipping! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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