Vintage Framed JAPANESE SHELL ART Birds On Silk, Signed

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No Reserve!Vintage Japanese SHELL ART ON SILK Artist Signed This pair of unique Japanese shell art scenes on silk are wonderful. They each measure 18Â¾" x 12Â¾" to the outside of the frames. The composition is created from a variety of tiny shells; sea urchin spikes; barnacles; and tiny pieces of shells; which have been individually placed on a silk background ....piece by piece. T is only a little bit of shell loss on a couple of strands of vine. They had been wrapped in saran wrap for many years before I found them... which is why they are still in such good condition. T are a few areas of yellowing on the silk, but I think that it may be from the glue that was used to create the art. If you look carefully at the fabric you can see that t is an additional backing under the silk. I suspect that t was a mat that framed the composition closer to the finished edges of the art. It looks great as it is....but if it were re-matted to the edges of the underlayment... the majority of the yellow spots would be covered. The pine frames look Art Deco. They are two piece frames....the inside piece is actually a beveled edge wood mat that fits inside the narrow outer frame. Each piece is signed but I do not read Japanese. PLEASE RREVIEW ALL THE PHOTOGRAPHS CAREFULLY. T IS MORE DETAILED INFORMATION BELOW THE PICTRURES. Veiw of one scene. View of second scene. Signature of first scene. Close-up of first scene. Additional close-ups of first scene. Additional close-ups of urchin spikes and barnacles. Note the shell loss on the upper piece of the hanging vine. It is about Â½" long. T is an additional Â½" loss on the winding vine going up the tree (you can see it in the first photograph.) Note the use of broken shell bits. Signature on second scene. Close-up of birds on second scene. More barnacles and shell bits. Urchin spikes on the tree branches. Close -up of pine frame. Back view. Other back View. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE ASK. By bidding on this auction, you acknowledge your acceptance & agreement with all of the conditions listed below!! I try to group similar & complimentary items to reduce your shipping cost! BIDDER QUALIFICATIONS: You must have a ... Positive Feedback: 96.0% ... or higher to bid on this auction. You must have fewer than 6 bid retractions in the past 6 months to bid on this auction.We reserve the right to cancel any bid. Bidders Outside of The U.S.A., You must have a PayPal account and request permission to bid!Please ask well in advance of the auction end time; and once approved - place a bid to verify that your exemption is working. PAYMENT / SHIPPING POLICY: Payment must be received within 10 days of the end of the auction. PayPal is preferred, with a PayPal confirmed address.It is secure and convenient. Best of all itâe(tm)s always free for Buyers!Salvationart auctions always offer FREE PayPal Buyer Protection. For your convenience, we also accept U.S. Postal Money Orders. No other forms of payment are acceptable - NO CHECKS OF ANY TYPE - We make no exceptions. Our policy is to ship within two business days after receipt of payment. RETURN POLICY: We are conscientious about a detailed description of the items we list so that you are fullyinformed before bidding. If you have additional questions about a listing, please email us prior toplacing a bid and we will make every attempt to provide the additional information you request.This extra effort will avoid returns; and the extra expense of shipping for the buyer. If an item is to be returned, you must contact us via email within 24 hours of receiving it.Wait for our email response before you ship the item back to us. For a return to be approved it must arrive in the same condition as it was when offered; and... read more

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