A metal model of reishi fungus - Meiji/Taisho Period

The 'mushroom of immortality' (Ganoderma lucidum) fashioned as a split branch with the distinctive caps picked out in reddish-brown, the stems a lustrous black, the underside with a seal reading Shomi.9 1/2in (24cm) long - Sold for $1,100 plus Premium and tax

Provenance: Property from the collection of Michael Goedhuis

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Bonhams.  Asian Decorative Art, 3 Mar 2008. 220 San Bruno Ave., San Francisco