TWO JAPANESE KISERUZUTSU (PIPE CASES)

TWO JAPANESE KISERUZUTSU (PIPE CASES), AND A TABAKO-IRE (TOBACCO POUCH)

MEIJI OR LATER, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY

One case made of rattan with metal mounts and a hinged lid, attached to a leather pouch with a shakudo mae-kanagu modelled as a shishi; the other made of bamboo, the surface carved to imitate a cord tied around it, 19.9cm. (2)

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