THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A ROIRONURI GROUND TOBACCO SET with four drawers, inset small brazier and an ash tray, each with a silver cover, silver-covered pipe racks flanking a metal blind, the reverse with a Genji mon, decorated in gold hiramakie, takamakie, togodashi, kirikane, kimpun and muranashiji with some scenes from 'Eight views of Lake Biwa' such as 'Night rain at Karasaki' and 'Descending geese at Katada', the inside of the drawers scattered with kimpun, a fan-shaped opening on both sides for carrying, six gold choji mon and some more engraved on silver covers, 19th century, and four various pipes and a pipe cleaner, fitted box
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A ROIRONURI GROUND TOBACCO SET with four drawers, inset small brazier and an ash tray, each with a silver cover, silver-covered pipe racks flanking a metal blind, the reverse with a Genji mon, decorated in gold hiramakie, takamakie, togodashi, kirikane, kimpun and muranashiji with some scenes from 'Eight views of Lake Biwa' such as 'Night rain at Karasaki' and 'Descending geese at Katada', the inside of the drawers scattered with kimpun, a fan-shaped opening on both sides for carrying, six gold choji mon and some more engraved on silver covers, 19th century, and four various pipes and a pipe cleaner, fitted box
24.3cm. wide and 27cm. high
24.3cm. wide and 27cm. high