October 2024 Auction

Lot #243:

Shibayama button of three insects.

#243. Precious little button! Natural material button with a butterfly, beetle & centipede (?). Curved needle shank. Shibayama is an Asian art inlay technique used to decorate using a variety of carved natural materials of varying textures and colors, most often inlaid with gemstone, horn, shell and other materials. NBS Medium (1”)