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OTHER SAGEMONO
Various Properties
92 Y Ф
A WOOD TONKOTSU WITH A MATCHING PIPE CASE
The tonkotsu by Tanaka Minko (1735-1816), Tsu, Ise Province,
Edo period (1615-1868), late 18th/early 19th century
The tonkotsu of bombé form, applied with four coins of various forms
in boxwood, ebony and ivory, signed on an inlaid ebony tablet Minko
with a kao; the small pipe case inlaid with four coins in similar style;
unsigned.
The tonkotsu 9cm (3½in) wide;
The pipe case 15.5cm (6 1/8in) long.
£2,000 - 2,500
JPY280,000 - 340,000
US$2,500 - 3,100
93 Y Ф
A MARINE IVORY PIPE CASE
By Isshosai Kokoku, Edo period (1615-1868), late 19th century
Carved in low relief with a procession of travellers on their way to a
festival with numerous figures in the distance, engraved in kebori and
katakiribori, the upper part of dark horn; signed Chobunsai Eishi hitsu,
Isshosai Kokoku koku with a seal.
21.5cm (8½in) long.
£800 - 1,000
JPY110,000 - 140,000
US$990 - 1,200
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