Carved Ivory Seagull Pin / Brooch arts and grafts pottery though it really feels quite

though it really feels quite ancient

nice large bowl

The world of Japanese Netsuke is incredibly complex (and incredible

19th century I would guess

Carved Ivory Seagull Pin / Brooch arts and grafts pottery though it really feels quiteDespite their seashore ubiquity wherever food might be found, I do believe seagulls are very beautiful and graceful birds! Vintage and carved of walrus ivory I believe, this pin captures the sense of soaring pretty nicely I think or, worn in the other direction, plunging! I am not sure where this pin was made; possibly Inuit but unsigned and I'm not entirely sure. I realized after photographing it (at 2x magnification) that the recesses between