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A GROUP OF THREE TONKOTSU
(TOBACCO BOXES)
Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926)
era, early 20th century
Comprising a woven bamboo box with an
overhanging cover and himotoshi rings along
the sides, fitted with a carved fruit-nut ojime
and a woven bamboo netsuke; a tobacco
box carved from a single node of bamboo
and decorated on the exterior with Gama
Sennin and his toad companion carved
in relief, the cover hardwood, fitted with a
carved fruit-nut ojime and a wood spherical
netsuke pierce- carved with peonies, the
top surface with a chrysanthemum blossom
encircled by a stag-horn ring; a tobacco
box carved from a single piece of burl
wood, fitted with a wood ojime carved with
concentric rings and a large burl-wood
netsuke (3)
4 1/4in (10.8cm) wide, the largest

$1,200 - 1,800

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