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KANO TESSAI (1845-1925) KANO TESSAI (1845-1925)
A carved bamboo kiseruzutsu (pipe case) A carved bamboo chashaku (tea scoop)
Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, early 20th century Taisho era (1912-1926, dated 1919
The pipe by Mitsunaga, Edo period (1615-1868), 19th century Formed from a cylindrical stalk of bamboo, the semicircular upper
The light-colored bamboo carved in standard elongated ovoid form, half forming the convex handle incised in stylized leafy grasses, the
the exterior half incised with a poetic inscription by the artist above underside of the hollow lower half displaying a lengthy inscription
a polychrome tinted assembly of Hotei, Ebisu, Daikoku, Jurojin and signed Tessai kore o horu (Tessai carved this) with a kao and
Fukurokuju, while Benzaiten cowers from a menacing Bishamonten dated Taisho hachinen (1919); stored in a silk bag and wood storage
on the interior sleeve, with an inscribed storage box signed Tessai box inscribed Senbai, both with signature, red seal and kao.
sei(Made by Tessai) with a kao; enclosing the thin bamboo pipe 6 3/4in (17.2cm) long
mounted in a shakudo and katakiri-bori bowl and mouthpiece
decorated with magpies and leafy plants, signed Nagamitsu $1,500 - 2,500
kizamu (Carved by Nagamitsu)
8 5/8in (22cm) length of case
$2,000 - 3,000

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