16 Sep 2009
10:00 EDT
New York
The Bluette H. Kirchhoff Collection of Netsuke and Sagemono
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The Bluette H. Kirchhoff Collection of Netsuke and Sagemono
Back to auction 17690
Lacquer pipecase and deer skin tobacco pouch
19th century
The muso-zutsu pipecase of brown ishime lacquer and woven bamboo with black and brown takamakie and gold highlights designed with a shrimp, the case containing a silver and gold pipe bearing a bust portrait of the bodhisattva, Kannon, and inscribed with a poem; with hardstone ojime, the tobacco pouch with shakudo and gold clasp in the shape of a fish, the reverse plate with rolling waves and signed Mitsunaga with kakihan
8 5/8in (21.9cm)
The muso-zutsu pipecase of brown ishime lacquer and woven bamboo with black and brown takamakie and gold highlights designed with a shrimp, the case containing a silver and gold pipe bearing a bust portrait of the bodhisattva, Kannon, and inscribed with a poem; with hardstone ojime, the tobacco pouch with shakudo and gold clasp in the shape of a fish, the reverse plate with rolling waves and signed Mitsunaga with kakihan
8 5/8in (21.9cm)
Sold for
US$ 7,930
inc. premium
Category: Asian Art
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