Description:
One of two Japanese whist markers, a rectangular piece of rosewood with eight ivory tabs, seven of which are inlaid with insects made of iridescent stones resembling insects and one with a mother-of-pearl butterfly. This type of decoration is called "shibayama", after its inventor Dosho Shibayama, a Japanese ivory carver who worked at the beginning of the 19th century. He added decorations of mother-of-pearl, iridescent stones, coral, and pieces of metal to his carvings. Shibayama has become the generic term for this type of ornamentation and is usually associated with laquer. The ivory tabs lift up from from the wood to be used as counters for whist card games. The top of the rosewood is decorated with a gilt laquer floral spray. These were used by Duckworth family of Montague and Springfield, Massachusetts.
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