A Japanese study of silver turtles on a rock by Nogami Ryuki, Circa 1900, Late Meiji period. Photo courtesy Grace Tsumugi Fine Art.

Okimono of Two Turtles on a Rock with Fungus. A Japanese study of two silver minogame turtles climbing up a rock, the eyes of the turtles inlaid in shakudō and shibuichi and the bronze rock patinated for effect. Signed on the base of each minogame: Ryūki; seal on the base: Ryūki zō ki (Made and inscribed by Ryūki); 23.5 × 38.1 × 29.2 cm (9 1/4 × 15 × 11 1/2 in.).

Exhibition: Similar Example Tokyo Taisho Exhibition, 1914, exhibited by Suzuki Mohachi

Grace Tsumugi Fine Art. MasterArt at TEFAF 2014. 14-23 march 2014 - http://www.masterart.com/