Japanese Works of Art - 17th May 2022
Lot 259
A JAPANESE SMOKING SET
Estimate £400 - £600
+ Buyers Premium
Description
A JAPANESE SMOKING SET
EDO OR MEIJI PERIOD, 18TH OR 19TH CENTURY
The kiseruzutsu (pipe case) of muso-zutsu form and made of woven rattan, decorated with two jardinières containing fruiting plants, the design rendered in gold, silver, black and brown takamaki-e lacquer, a two-character signature to the back for Nobusane / Shinzan; the tabakoire (tobacco pouch) of thick leather, embellished with a mae-kanagu shaped as a lion dog gnawing on its back leg, together with a coral ojime, the kiseruzutsu 21.3cm. (2)
Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.