An umikaramatsu (black-coral) sceptre
Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th centuryCarved as a long, slender stem of reishi (in Chinese, lingzhi), fungus with a few smaller stems sprouting to the sides beneath the main head; unsigned. 41cm (16 1/8in) long.