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           A FINE SILVER AND LACQUERED       THREE KISERU (PIPES)             MORIYUKI (ACTIVE CIRCA 1900)
           BAMBOO KISERU (PIPE)              The second by Mitsumori, Edo period,   A large and impressive kiseru (pipe)
           After Ishiguro Masayoshi, Edo period   (1615-1868), 19th century   Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th century
           (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), late   Each silver with a bamboo stem, the first   The silver and bamboo pipe carved in bold
           19th century                      decorated with stylized dragons among   relief with a family of monkeys in pine trees
           Decorated with quail in bush clover by a   foiliate scroll in shishiai-bori, the mouthpiece   by a rocky waterfall, the details inlaid in
           rushing stream in gold takazogan, katakiri-  gilt; the second with an oxherd seated on an   copper, gold and shakudo takazogan, signed
           bori and takabori, the area below the bowl   oxen playing a flute, and a thatched cottage   Moriyuki
           and the mouthpiece finished in gilt, the   by a stream under willows in takabori,   9 7/8in (25.1cm) long
           bamboo stem lacquered with Tokugawa   shishiai-bori and iro-e takazogan, signed
           family crests and scrolling vines in gold   Mitsumori; the third carved with roundels   US$2,000 - 3,000
           hiramaki-e against a black-lacquer ground   of blossoming flowers against a geometric
           sprinkled with hirame, inscribed Jugakusai   ground in shishiai-bori, the collar decorated
           Masayoshi and with a seal         with floral lozenges in gold hirazogan
           11 1/2in (29.2cm) long            10 1/4in (26cm) long, the largest

           US$1,000 - 1,500                  US$1,500 - 2,500




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