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           A MIXED-METAL KISERUZUTSU
           (PIPECASE)
           Meiji era (1868-1912),
           late 19th/early 20th century
           Of muso-zutsu form carved and pierced with
           an all-over design of amaryu mon (rain-dragon
           crests), the mouth and end applied with silvered-
           metal mounts chiselled with foaming waves;
           unsigned. 25cm (9 7/8in) long.
           £800 - 1,200
           JPY160,000 - 230,000
           US$1,000 - 1,600
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           A STAG-ANTLER SASHI NETSUKE
           Edo period (1615-1868)
           or Meiji era (1868-1912), mid/late 19th century
           In the form of a long bamboo leaf on a gnarled
           nodal stem, the tip of the leaf folded and shown
           on the reverse, with an ink-engraved Chinese
           poem, signed with two seals Kensai, the author
           of the poem. 21.2cm (8 3/8in) long.
           £4,000 - 5,000
           JPY780,000 - 970,000
           US$5,200 - 6,500
           Published and Illustrated:
           Sydney L. Moss Ltd., Kokusai the Genius and
           Stag-Antler Carving in Japan, London, 2016,
           vol.III, no.546.
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           DONRIN (DATES UNKNOWN)
           A Stag-Antler Kiseruzutsu (Pipecase)
           Edo period (1615-1868),
           early/mid 19th century
           Of otoshizutsu form, carved in varying degrees
           of relief with a groom beneath a pine tree,
           standing over a wooden water bucket holding
           the leg of a horse washing its hooves, signed
           Donrin saku; enclosing a thin bamboo and brass
           pipe. 26.8cm (10½in) long. (2).

           £2,500 - 3,000
           JPY490,000 - 580,000
           US$3,300 - 3,900
           Provenance:
           June Schuerch Collection, Santa Barbara, Calif.
           Published and Illustrated:
           Sydney L. Moss Ltd., Kokusai the Genius and
           Stag-Antler Carving in Japan, London, 2016,
           vol.I, no.37.
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