A Collection of Five Japanese Shibayama Whist Counters

Meiji period (1868-1912), five wooden and ivory whist counters with lacquered gilt and Shibayama style flowers, and small ivory tokens inlaid with insects and birds.


Largest 3 3/4 x 2 1/2 in.

Collection of Michael and Ingrid Kelly, Worldwide Gallery Antiques, Fredericksburg, Virginia

One counter with small break and repair to wood and adjacent bone to underside, associated stiffness; a few losses to inlays in bone of a few counters; small loss to corner of wood of one counter.