Stamp Seal with a Toadstool Base. Manufactured in the 2nd half of the 19th century, presumed Russian origin. Materials are vermeil (silver gilded with gold), enamel paint and shell. From the Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva, inventory number: 018080.
Mesmerizing kimono coat in shimmering oil-slick tones. The pattern has bustling sealife with beautiful seahorses, different shells, algae, anemones, etc.
This intricate design has the same hypnotizing effect on me as Howl’s wizard bedroom: