KAI-AWASE Clam Shells ~ Japan BEAUTIFUL COLLECTIBLE ~ Gift Boxed

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KAI-AWASE Clam Shells ~ Japan BEAUTIFUL COLLECTIBLE ~ Gift Boxed:
$29.99

ESTATE FIND: KAI-AWASE Clam Shells Japan

This is a remake of the toy that the women in the court played with, in HELAN period in Japanese history.

A beautiful collectible that comes gift boxed as shown. Each shell is 3-1/2\" by 2-1/2\" & weigh about 1.25 ounces each.

The back of each shell is beautifully polished.

\"One of the more famous pastimes of the Japanese nobility was a class of pastimes called “awase,” meaning “matchings” or “joinings.”

There were uta-awase (=poetry competitions), e-awase (=picture comparisons), etc.

With many of these, it was an actual comparison, a judging of one like item against another, the selection of the better of the two (or three or four or…)

being determined by any number of factors pointing to the artistic and aesthetic sensibilities of the person or persons making the judgment.\"