A stag-antler pipe case carved as Ashinaga
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A stag-antler kiseruzutsu
By Hakuosai, late 19th century
Of senryu-zutsu type, carved in the form of Ashinaga standing on a rock with his arms folded over his chest, the antler dark-stained, signed in a rectangular reserve Hakuosai.
22.8cm (9in).
Sold for £937 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • 鹿角彫きせる筒　足長意匠　銘「白翁齋」　19世紀後期

    Provenance: purchased at Bonhams, London, 2008.
    Wrangham collection, no.2299.

Category: Asian Art / Japanese Art

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