46 - UMBRELLA OR OBJECT HANDLE

UMBRELLA OR OBJECT HANDLE made of weathered deer antler, carved and openworked to depict a figure standing next to a tree. (Surface wear and patina, cracks). Japan, Edo period, late 18th–early 19th centuries. A CARVED DEER ANTLER HANDLE, JAPAN, EDO PERIOD, LATE 18TH–EARLY 19TH CENTURIES. H. 11.7 CM (4 5/8 IN.)