Japanese Works of Art - 21st May 2019
Lot 282
λ A JAPANESE WOOD SMOKING SET
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £700
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Description
λ A JAPANESE WOOD SMOKING SET, KISERUZUTSU AND TONKOTSU
MEIJI 1868-1912
The pipecase carved with a branch of fruiting persimmon, a long inscription in cursive to the reverse; the ivory ojime carved as a small shishi with its paw resting on a large brocade ball; the tonkotsu decorated with inlays depicting a blackbird on a fruiting branch to one side, and a bird in flight and a crescent moon to the other; together with a stag antler kiseruzutsu carved as lotus stalks and with a Koku seal, 20.5cm max. (2)