Antique Japanese Edo Period Gilt Copper Menuki Pair of Wasps Suzumebachi In High Relief Hardware a round sunken compartment is

a round sunken compartment is ingeniously designed to hold a bamboo cuspidor

This is a standard  size Soroban for basic calculations

This is a pair of vintage Japanese vases inscribed by Kiyomitsu and made in the Goryeo Dynasty Korean style

With a blade length (teeth area) of 30" long by 6" wide

surface wear

Antique Japanese Edo Period Gilt Copper Menuki Pair of Wasps Suzumebachi In High Relief Hardware a round sunken compartment isA 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