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A VERY LARGE THREE-CASE LACQUER TONKOTSU
(TOBACCO BOX) WITH A NETSUKE OF SUMO WRESTLERS
Edo period (1615-1868), 18th/19th century
With canted edges and set on four bead feet with two shallow upper
cases fitted above single deep case and decorated with a courtesan
on promenade in iro-e takamaki-e against a roiro-nuri ground, the
reverse with a poem, the interior cases red lacquer; fitted with an
amber bead ojime and a large wood netsuke of sumo wrestlers
engaged in a match
6 1/8in (15.5cm) high

US$3,000 - 4,000
The exaggerated size of this inro may indicate that it was intended
for use by a sumo wrestler.

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SHOKO (ACTIVE CIRCA 1910)
A woven bamboo tonkotsu (tobacco box), and a kiseruzutsu
(pipe case)
Meiji (1868-1912), Taisho (1912-1926), or Showa (1926-1989) ear,
early 20th century
The tonkotsu rectangular and woven in split bamboo and fitted
with a closure of woven silk, signed on the underside Shoko kore o
tsukuru; the muso-zutsu pipe case woven in split bamboo in a variety
of patterns and fitted with a silver band and collar hardware
3 3/4in (9.6cm) high, the tonkotsu

US$1,000 - 1,500
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From the style of both the bamboo plaiting and the signature,
the artist appears likely to have been a member of the Hayakawa
Shokosai family lineage of bamboo artists active around 1910–1930.
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KOKOSAI (ACTIVE CIRCA 1920-30)
A woven bamboo tonkotsu (tobacco box), kiseruzutsu (pipe
case) and kiseru (pipe)
Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, early 20th century
The tobacco box and pipe case woven of split bamboo and variously
stained, the slightly domed cover finished with a rolled rim, signed
on the underside of the tobacco box Kokosai tskuru; fitted with an
hardstone bead ojime; the silver and bamboo pipe carved on the
surface to resemble the bark of a cherry tree
3in (7.6cm) high, the tonkotsu
US$1,000 - 1,500

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TWO WOVEN BAMBOO TONKOTSU (TOBACCO BOXES)
Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, 19th/20th century
The first with an overhanging cover and with himotoshi rings
running along the sides; fitted with a large amber bead ojime and
a bamboo-node netsuke; the second woven and finished with a
multi-colored geometric flourish on the front, the tooled leather-flap
cover decorated in gilt and red pigment and applied with a shakudo
clasp formed as the face of Okame; fitted with a bamboo match box
netsuke with a stag-horn cover
3 5/8in (9.2cm) high, the largest
US$800 - 1,200

1051 (another view)

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