japaneseaesthetics:Tray in an ovoid cloud-like form carved in relief with a design of five bats flyi
japaneseaesthetics:Tray in an ovoid cloud-like form carved in relief with a design of five bats flying around swirling abstract clouds. Of carved keiyaki (zelkova) wood, the bats’ eyes inlaid in ebony. Signed on the reverse with a large carved seal-form signature by the artist: Shochikusai and Shudo, (the go or art names of Ichikawa Manjiro, 1868 – 1936). Late Meiji – Taisho era, circa 1900 – 1926.) -- source link