Antique Japanese Edo Period Gilt Copper Menuki Pair of Wasps Suzumebachi In High Relief Cranes She measures about 4

She measures about 4

Height = 6

and remains in very fine condition

This is a vintage Japanese vase made in the Goryeo Dynasty Korean style

green and red natural dyes which were applied using a paste resist printing process known as tsutsugaki to create these designs

Antique Japanese Edo Period Gilt Copper Menuki Pair of Wasps Suzumebachi In High Relief Cranes She measures about 4A finely detailed pair of menuki (ornamental sword hilt fittings) depicting large wasps (suzumebachi ), cast and chiseled in copper alloy with traces of original gilding. The insects are rendered with lifelike accuracylarge compound eyes, articulated wings, and the characteristic narrow waistshowcasing the remarkable realism and natural observation typical of late Edo kink () craftsmanship. The wasp was a favored but relatively rare motif in samurai