Kabutomushi (Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle) Menuki This items has been in

This items has been in very poor condition when I bought it

Kozuka: 99 mm x 15 mm x 7 mm

Parts of the plant and grass are gilded

This means that large parts of the material was removed with chisels or hammered away

Tsuka: 30 cm

Kabutomushi (Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle) Menuki This items has been inSoft metal Kabutomushi aka Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle menuki. I am sorry but I am not sure what they are made of. My best guess would be shakudo with parts that lost patina long time ago, and now the patina grows in the previously damaged areas. That is why colour on the surface is shiny black and red with many tones in between. Made in edo period. Size: Omote: 41 mm x 24 mm Ura: 43 mm x 21 mm