Japanese Works of Art - 23rd November 2021
Lot 1185
TWO JAPANESE KISERUZUTSU
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £300
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Description
TWO JAPANESE KISERUZUTSU
MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
Both pipe cases in stag antler and of otoshi-zutsu form, the first carved with an armour-clad samurai lifting his sword over his head, possibly throwing it in the river before him, signed; the other depicting Shoki the Demon Queller riding on a horse, an oni feeding it pellets from a large circular basket; both pipe cases with a loop for suspension carved as branches of pine, 19.5cm and 20.2cm. (2)
Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset.