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LATE EDO-MEIJI PERIODS (LATE 19TH CENTURY), THE FIRST SIGNED YOZAN(?), SEALED YO
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TWO PIPECASES
late edo-meiji periods (late 19th century), the first signed yozan(?), sealed yo
Both of musozutsu type, the first of wood, finely carved with activities of the four seasons, a himotoshi beneath a shakudo rim, incised inscription shiki fuzoku no zu (illustration of manners and customs of the four seasons) on upper section next to indistinct signature, the second of bamboo in two colors, a wide lower band inlaid in ivory with Kintaro swimming with a carp incised and in very shallow sunken relief and with incised waterweeds
8in. (21.5cm.), 8.3/8in (21.3cm.) long (2)
late edo-meiji periods (late 19th century), the first signed yozan(?), sealed yo
Both of musozutsu type, the first of wood, finely carved with activities of the four seasons, a himotoshi beneath a shakudo rim, incised inscription shiki fuzoku no zu (illustration of manners and customs of the four seasons) on upper section next to indistinct signature, the second of bamboo in two colors, a wide lower band inlaid in ivory with Kintaro swimming with a carp incised and in very shallow sunken relief and with incised waterweeds
8in. (21.5cm.), 8.3/8in (21.3cm.) long (2)