Antique painted Japanese clams

Good condition for age

Small ware on one from paint

No chips or cracks

They have some weight and feel durable

Two halves of a mollusk shell, each hand-painted with a figure, likely representing a stylized man and woman. These shells are characteristic of a Japanese game called Kai-awase (貝合わせ, "shell-matching"), which traditionally uses the shells of the hamaguri clam.