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A SHIBAYAMA INLAID WOOD KISERUZUTSU (PIPECASE) A SILVER YATATE (PORTABLE BRUSH AND INK CONTAINER)
By a member of the Shibayama Family, By Norimasa, Meiji era (1868-1912),
Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century late 19th/early 20th century
Of muso-zutsu form, inlaid in various materials with a dragonfly The stem carved in low relief with stalks of fujibakama
hovering over a flowering plant with a firefly below, the rim mounted (hemp agrimony), kikyo (Chinese bellflowers) and nogiku (wild
with silver; signed on a mother-of-pearl tablet Shibayama saku. chrysanthemums) revealing within a removable en-suite case similarly
22cm (8 5/8in) long. carved with autumnal plants and flowers containing a miniature paper
knife, a brush, a miniature rectangular case with divided compartments
£1,000 - 1,500 and a spoon for ink; the circular bowl carved with a simulated rattan
JPY150,000 - 230,000 design with a hinged cover pierced with autumnal plants and foliage;
US$1,400 - 2,100 signed on the reverse of the stem in a gilt rectangular tablet Norimasa.
25cm (9 7/8in) long. (9).

£2,000 - 3,000
JPY300,000 - 450,000
US$2,800 - 4,200

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