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LATE EDO-MEIJI PERIODS (LATE 19TH CENTURY), THE FIRST SIGNED KANSETSU [KOSHIN], THE SECOND SIGNED NAGAMITSU AND SEALED KOKU, THE THIRD SIGNED MITSUNAGA ON A GOLD TABLET AND SEALED JOSO
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THREE PIPECASES
late edo-meiji periods (late 19th century), the first signed kansetsu [koshin], the second signed nagamitsu and sealed koku, the third signed mitsunaga on a gold tablet and sealed joso
Of musozutsu type, the first of woven rattan inlaid in wood with a descending goose, the feet in ivory and the eyes and the beak inlaid in shell, the rim with a gilt-metal ring and himotoshi, the second of bamboo carved with two foxes, a himotoshi beneath a shakudo rim, the third of wood carved in sunken relief with a Nio and inlaid with two doves in shakudo and gilt, the himotoshi beneath a gilt rim
7.5/8in. (19.4cm.), 8in. (21cm.), 8in. (21.5cm.) long (3)
late edo-meiji periods (late 19th century), the first signed kansetsu [koshin], the second signed nagamitsu and sealed koku, the third signed mitsunaga on a gold tablet and sealed joso
Of musozutsu type, the first of woven rattan inlaid in wood with a descending goose, the feet in ivory and the eyes and the beak inlaid in shell, the rim with a gilt-metal ring and himotoshi, the second of bamboo carved with two foxes, a himotoshi beneath a shakudo rim, the third of wood carved in sunken relief with a Nio and inlaid with two doves in shakudo and gilt, the himotoshi beneath a gilt rim
7.5/8in. (19.4cm.), 8in. (21cm.), 8in. (21.5cm.) long (3)