Japanese Netsuke with Pair of Perched Birds vintage design obects each with a little carved

each with a little carved ball inside

with copper and pink surface decoration on its interior over a reactive creamy glaze

I think it would also be striking in a super minimal environment

there is more warmth and golden-ness to the finish than is coming across in the photos

and then lovely button closures on all sides

Japanese Netsuke with Pair of Perched Birds vintage design obects each with a little carvedThe world of Japanese Netsuke is incredibly complex (and incredible!), and I am no expert; I bought this piece, as I often do, as impetus to do some learning. I just love the form of these two facing perched birds, joined at the tips of their beaks and feet, with the arcs of their necks almost forming a heart and the negative space between the feet and the base rather like a keyhole. I'm pretty certain this is a 20th century piece made for the tourist