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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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