Lot 1725 FINE PAIR OF JAPANESE CICADA MENUKI.
A fine pair of Japanese gold inlaid bronze cicada menuki. These are small ornamental fittings for the tsuka of a samurai sword. They depict cicadas, a popular Japanese motif that symbolizes rebirth, impermanence and summer. CONDITION: menuki show light overall wear. (02-25826/BF). $200-300.
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