Asian ring with painting - Should I buy it?

Sorry guys. I have edited the listing and removed the pictures. Ive just been told who the artist is and he turned out to be very well known. I have bought the ring. My husband advised me to remove all the pictures incase we want to sell it in the future

 

It is very pretty.

From what I see, the image looks to be etched into the surface and filled with color.

James.

 

Yes I also really like it and I like art. I guess its maybe etched on bone or such? I'm a impulsive buyer but learned from my mistakes and don't want to overpay anymore. Members here have saved me many times from making mistakes .

But I just find this a very unusual and interesting ring / artwork, and its well done I guess.

 

it's charming.................500 pounds worth of charming....???
not so sure of that......!

can you hold off until we find other examples for comparison ??

 

i'm having trouble even searching for such a thing...........

 

Good point.

Yes. I do like it but like I said, I dont want to overpay. Ive learned my lesson and the last year was not that good for me. I was more hoping to kill two flies with one slap. Investment and for the art sake. I guess value will also depend on who the artist was who created this?

 

If you like it and want to wear it ... 500 still sounds pretty steep. I've never seen another one like it, but don't think the engraving is hand done.

 

same here . That's why I needed help from you guys.

 

Yes I know what you mean. I had a good look into this and I do think that its hand carved and not stamped or impressed. Also the material looks to be ivory or bone? You couldn't stamp this material for mass production?

 

i was thinking it may be shell........

 

Possible! Whatever it is. Its not that hard because I can spot a few scratches going trough the boat's wind sail. So not gemstone I guess? Must be soft.

 

Dang! Missed it!

 

ok...but how about telling us who the artist is , so we can see other things he's done?????

 

I was searching and only saw the crest shape on modern Japanese rings. Is Japan its origin?

The only similarity of detail in text is on Islamic rings. Nothing with the level of pictorial craft.

I would have liked to look more.

 

I would have liked to see it.
So it was a painting of a boat on a shell mounted in a Japanese Islamic ring, by a famous person, and it was worth 500 pounds?

 

Yup!

 

Ah, thank you inh.

 

INH, thank you for satisfying our collective insatiable curiousity...