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LATE EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), THE SECOND SIGNED REN [ISHIKAWA RENSAI OF ASAKUSA (B. 1832)]
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A MARINE IVORY PIPECASE AND A BONE PIPECASE
late edo period (19th century), the second signed ren [ishikawa rensai of asakusa (b. 1832)]
The first of musozutsu type, the rim carved in high relief with a snail on lotus leaves, fruit and flower tied to the back, the second of otoshizutsu type carved with three characters, raku in a circular cartouche, ren in a rectangular cartouche with rounded corners and koku in a circular cartouche, the upper part with a overlapping strips forming a himotoshi
8.3/8in. (21.2cm.), 8in. (21cm.) long (2)
late edo period (19th century), the second signed ren [ishikawa rensai of asakusa (b. 1832)]
The first of musozutsu type, the rim carved in high relief with a snail on lotus leaves, fruit and flower tied to the back, the second of otoshizutsu type carved with three characters, raku in a circular cartouche, ren in a rectangular cartouche with rounded corners and koku in a circular cartouche, the upper part with a overlapping strips forming a himotoshi
8.3/8in. (21.2cm.), 8in. (21cm.) long (2)