Handmade by some Japanese luthier. It's a couple decades old, he picked it up off someone locally who had been stationed in Japan a while back and had it made. The picture doesn't do the inlay justice.
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/eak8fneyraiaw7m/gitbox.jpg?raw=1)
It's a short (23.5) scale and a OO size, and the strings are set a little closer than I'm used to, so it feels tiny and sounds kind of small, too. There's a buzz on the open D string (some resonance issue, but I can't find what's actually buzzing -- I can stop it by grabbing the headstock, and it doesn't happen when there's a capo on it or if I'm fretting the same note).
Gorgeous guitar. I'd check the D string nut slot, if it's not sloped enough it will buzz (the string should only touch the nut in one spot).
Wow! What a beauty, very cool.
Nice. I'd love to see a close-up of that inlay work.
Wow, that is beautiful. I love the hummingbird inlays.
I'll get some close-ups of the inlay in sunlight.
The buzz turned out to be the washer under the nut on the low E's tuning peg. Found it by putting a pencil eraser on every part of the headstock ...
That is otherworldly beautiful. Congrats! Good catch on the buzz.
Beautiful. Enjoy her, Jon.
That must be one of the nicest gifts you've gotten. Beautiful instrument.
Closeups.
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/brtsde0z1119waf/gitbox%20headstock.jpg?raw=1)
(https://www.dropbox.com/s/zcf5q2tjoddko9x/gitbox%20closeup2.jpg?raw=1)
That's truly stunning Jon. Is that mother of pearl and abalone?
That's quite a beauty!
Wow! This is a work of art.
Exquisite. Someone spent a lot of time on that inlay.
Man... That's incredible.