Carved, Signed Antler Mushroom! chop and by the Ming Dynasty

and by the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) had become one of its most appreciated art forms

today most of its thousand or so members live in Elton

and this wooden box was custom built to fit it

I think it would look fabulous filled wth succulents or a mother of pearl plant

I would guess these date to the 60s or early 70s

Carved, Signed Antler Mushroom! chop and by the Ming DynastyThis mushroom! When I first spotted it, I thought it was ceramic, but closer inspection reveals it is definitely bone, and I am pretty certain antler, most likely Caribou I think. I really love it as an object exactly the scale of a real mushroom, and just what it is, beautifully executed, no fuss. I've found a few other carved antler mushrooms, almost all Canadian (morels carved from deer antler seem to be a bit of a thing), but none as lovely as