Japanese Works of Art - 17th May 2022
Lot 264
TWO JAPANESE BAMBOO KISERUZUTSU (PIPE CASES)
Estimate £400 - £600
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Description
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.