Japanese Netsuke with Pair of Perched Birds sporting knife but really

but really

(There is a second shino-glazed bowl I purchased along with this one

how much fun to build an outfit around this

During the late 1920s and 1930s

French tulips

Japanese Netsuke with Pair of Perched Birds sporting knife but reallyThe 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