Lot Essay
The inscription on the pipecase reads Shindara taish Kofukuji Higashi Kondo honzon tsuki "The General Shindara guardian to the main Buddha at Kofukuji Kondo temple"
Details
PIPECASE (MUSOZUTSU TYPE), SHINDARA, ONE OF THE TWELVE DIVINE GENERALS (JUNISHINSHO)
Cherrywood, signed Sagabashi-mae anshu Tessai mo "Copied by Tessai in a hut by the Saga Bridge" and kakihan
[Kano Tessai] (1845-1925)
8 11/16 in. (22 cm.) long, hairline age cracks
Cherrywood, signed Sagabashi-mae anshu Tessai mo "Copied by Tessai in a hut by the Saga Bridge" and kakihan
[Kano Tessai] (1845-1925)
8 11/16 in. (22 cm.) long, hairline age cracks
Literature
Raymond Bushell, 'Kizeruzutsu: The Japanese Pipe Case, Arts of Asia, November/December, 1980, fig. 10