Japanese Netsuke with Pair of Perched Birds Andersen Design Studio but this basket is in

but  this basket is in really excellent condition and quite a special piece

wall inscriptions

It is in very good overall condition

if only I could read Japanese

with one noticeable ding (indent) along the corner edge of one face and a bit of tearing at the corners of the lid

Japanese Netsuke with Pair of Perched Birds Andersen Design Studio but this basket is inThe 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