A LACQUER PIPECASE
A LACQUER PIPECASE

(MEIJI-TAISHO PERIODS) (EARLY 20TH CENTURY), SIGNED TOKOKU AND SEALED BAIRYU

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A LACQUER PIPECASE
(meiji-taisho periods) (early 20th century), signed tokoku and sealed bairyu
Of musozutsu type inlaid in wood, ebony and ivory on a greenish-black lacquer ground with Hotei seated with his bag looking at a bird, the rim ring and himotoshi gilt-metal
8in. (20.3cm.) long