A Lacquer Sash Accessory (sagemono)
Edo-Meiji period (19th century), signed Zeshin [Shibata Zeshin, 1807-1891]
A natural capsule of fish eggs (chondrichthyes), colloquially called a "mermaid's purse," accessorized to hang from a man's obi, decorated in black hiramaki-e with a fishing basket and rod, the reverse with fish bones, the natural filaments curled back inside the pouch, a gilt- copper ojime of a persimmon and a stag-antler netsuke of a bamboo flower vase stained green
1½in. (6.4cm.) high
A Lacquer Sash Accessory (sagemono)
Edo-Meiji period (19th century), signed Zeshin [Shibata Zeshin, 1807-1891]
A natural capsule of fish eggs (chondrichthyes), colloquially called a "mermaid's purse," accessorized to hang from a man's obi, decorated in black hiramaki-e with a fishing basket and rod, the reverse with fish bones, the natural filaments curled back inside the pouch, a gilt- copper ojime of a persimmon and a stag-antler netsuke of a bamboo flower vase stained green
1½in. (6.4cm.) high
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