A stag-antler pipe case carved as a bearded foreigner
A stag-antler kiseruzutsu
Late 19th century
Of senryu-zutsu form, carved in a simple manner with the bust of a bearded foreigner, wearing a 'pork-pie' hat, formed from the crown of the antler, unsigned; with a silvered-metal and bamboo pipe, unsigned.
22.5cm (8 7/8in). (2).
Estimate:
£500 - 550
JPY 78,000 - 86,000
US$ 760 - 840

Footnotes

  • 鹿角彫きせる筒 外国男 無銘
    竹製きせる 無名
    19世紀後期

    Provenance: purchased from Nellie Davies, London, 2006.
    Wrangham collection, no.2248.

Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art


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