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A LACQUERED AND IVORY PIPE CASE AND PIPE
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
The cylindrical, ribbed case of bamboo lacquered in reddish-brown and applied with a shallow, ivory figure group of Hotei, with bag, walking with an ox, partially covered in brown lacquer, metal mounts and signed on an inlaid ivory plaque Dainen; fitted with a bamboo pipe fitted with iron mouth and tip, ends gilt-- 9 in. (22.8 cm.) long
EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
The cylindrical, ribbed case of bamboo lacquered in reddish-brown and applied with a shallow, ivory figure group of Hotei, with bag, walking with an ox, partially covered in brown lacquer, metal mounts and signed on an inlaid ivory plaque Dainen; fitted with a bamboo pipe fitted with iron mouth and tip, ends gilt-- 9 in. (22.8 cm.) long