A stag-antler pipe case carved with a ho-o
A stag-antler kiseruzutsu
Asakusa style, late 19th century
Of slightly-curved otoshi-zutsu type, carved in relief and pierced with a flying ho-o bird and formal designs on a stylised-wave ground within an irregular panel, beneath a silver neck band, unsigned.
20.7cm (8⅛in).
Estimate:
£800 - 900
JPY 120,000 - 140,000
US$ 1,200 - 1,400

Footnotes

  • 鹿角彫きせる筒 鳳凰 無銘 19世紀後期

    Provenance: purchased from Sydney L. Moss Ltd., London, 2008.
    Wrangham collection, no.2285.

Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art


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