LATE EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), THE FIRST SIGNED SHOMIN [MASATAMI], THE SECOND BEARING SEAL KOKUSAI
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A BONE PIPECASE AND A WOOD AND BONE PIPECASE
late edo period (19th century), the first signed shomin [masatami], the second bearing seal kokusai
The first of musozutsu type, carved with three rectangular panels of a stylized plover over waves, a dragon and a butterfly, the rim incised with a geometric band and raised himotoshi in the center, the second of a flattened dark wood of otoshizutsu type carved with a large flower in low relief on a lattice ground, both sides also inlaid with oval panels of tomo-e, applied with a pierced and lobed bone spine on one side, and fluted bone mouth pierced with a heart-shaped aperture
8.3/8in. (21.3cm.), 8in. (21.5cm.) long (2)
late edo period (19th century), the first signed shomin [masatami], the second bearing seal kokusai
The first of musozutsu type, carved with three rectangular panels of a stylized plover over waves, a dragon and a butterfly, the rim incised with a geometric band and raised himotoshi in the center, the second of a flattened dark wood of otoshizutsu type carved with a large flower in low relief on a lattice ground, both sides also inlaid with oval panels of tomo-e, applied with a pierced and lobed bone spine on one side, and fluted bone mouth pierced with a heart-shaped aperture
8.3/8in. (21.3cm.), 8in. (21.5cm.) long (2)