Japanese Carved Wood Page Turner / Letter Opener with Metal Onlay of Bijin For Sale
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Japanese Carved Wood Page Turner / Letter Opener with Metal Onlay of Bijin:
$47
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Japanese Page Turner / Letter Opener with Bijin
This Japanese wooden page turner is very long and unexpectly light inweight. It is decorated all over with an incised mottled pattern simulatingscatteredwater droplets.The handle on one side has a yellow metal relief moulded onlay of a beautiful woman holding a parasol. This page turner is Meiji period and dates from around the 1890 /1900's and is a real curiosity. It is in fine original condition with no chipping or loss. There is slight lightening to colour on the reverse where it would have been handled. See final picture. Length 14.7 inches or 37 cms. Good collector's item for condition and decoration.
