TWO JAPANESE BAMBOO KISERUZUTSU (PIPE CASES)

TWO JAPANESE BAMBOO KISERUZUTSU (PIPE CASES)

MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

Of otoshi-zutsu form, the first carved with Fukurokuju, the God of Good Fortune standing beneath an open scroll; the other decorated to both sides with fungi and other plants issuing from rocky outcrops, a four-character inscription to the front, 20.2cm and 21cm respectively. (2)

Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.