A wood pipe case and group of five cane handles
Meiji Period and Later
The kiseruzutsu carved as ashinaga in the guise of a foreigner, his hands forming the loop for the pipe; the cane handles including one metal example with a kingfisher and small toad, with mixed metal accents; one stag antler handle featuring an elephant, rabbit and frog, signed; and three ivory pieces, one with birds on a curled leaf, another of a troop of monkeys, the last of two rats attacking a toad.
8 1/4in (21cm) length of first
The kiseruzutsu carved as ashinaga in the guise of a foreigner, his hands forming the loop for the pipe; the cane handles including one metal example with a kingfisher and small toad, with mixed metal accents; one stag antler handle featuring an elephant, rabbit and frog, signed; and three ivory pieces, one with birds on a curled leaf, another of a troop of monkeys, the last of two rats attacking a toad.
8 1/4in (21cm) length of first
Sold for
US$ 1,020
inc. premium
Category: Asian Art
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