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THREE BAMBOO KISERUZUTSU (PIPE CASES) A BAMBOO KISERUZUTSU (PIPE CASE) AND TWO LACQUER
The first by Chikusen, the second by Yoshiyama, Edo period KISERUZUTSU (PIPE CASES)
(1615-1868) or Meiji era (1912-1926), 19th/20th century The first by Kano Tessai (1845-1925), the second by Tokoku,
The first of muso-zutsu type and carved with a Chinese scholar Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, 19th/20th century
holding a staff in shishiai-bori and a lengthy inscription, the collar Each of muso-zutsu type, the first a carved and painted in
silver, signed [][]Chikusen to and with a kao; the second of muso- polychrome pigments with a porcelain beauty, the insert inscribed
zutsu type and decorated with three ants in black takamaki-e with a description of Tessai’s inspiration, the collar gilt, signed Tosei
and incised with a lengthy inscription, the collar shakudo, signed bijin o moshite Tessai (Copy of a ceramic beauty by Tessai) and
Yoshiyama Dojin koku and with a seal; the third, a simple bamboo sealed; the second lacquered in mottled red and black, carved with
pipe case with a shakudo hinged top (3) a ribbed texture on the surface and decorated with a scholar in a
9 1/4in (23.4cm) long, the largest pavilion beneath a willow tree, the insert incised with a poem, sealed
Tokoku and another seal; the third lacquered in mottled dark brown
$800 - 1,200 and black (3)
8 1/2in (21.6cm) long, the largest

$1,500 - 2,000

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