Japan, 18th century, Edo period (1615-1868)The giant earthquake fish well carved with flowering aoi vines bearing heart-shaped leaves on its back and belly, its face neatly detailed and showing an eerily grinning expression marked by bared teeth and large round eyes inlaid in red translucent horn. Large, generously excavated himotoshi to the underside. Fine, honey-gold patina.LENGTH 6.2 cmCondition: Very good condition, appealingly worn, with minor natural age cracks.Provenance: Hungarian private collection.This item contains ivory, rhinoceros horn, tortoise shell, and/or some types of tropical wood and is subject to CITES when exporting outside the EU. It is typically not possible to export such items outside of the EU, including to the UK. Therefore this item can only be shipped within the EU or picked up in our gallery in person.