Lot Essay
The signature Shoryu (see lot no. 67) is here combined with the seal Koku, establishing the link with Ozaki Kokusai.
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SIGNED SHORYU, EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
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A STAGSHORN KISERUZUTSU [PIPECASE]
Signed Shoryu, Edo Period (19th Century)
Carved in relief with Ebisu and Daikoku, two of the Shichifukujin [Seven Gods of Good Fortune], a rat seated on Daikoku's mallet which lies in the foreground, signed in incised characters Shoryu to [carved by Shoryu] with a seal Koku; ivory ojime carved with figures, signed Mitsuyuki
7¾in. (19.5cm.) long
Signed Shoryu, Edo Period (19th Century)
Carved in relief with Ebisu and Daikoku, two of the Shichifukujin [Seven Gods of Good Fortune], a rat seated on Daikoku's mallet which lies in the foreground, signed in incised characters Shoryu to [carved by Shoryu] with a seal Koku; ivory ojime carved with figures, signed Mitsuyuki
7¾in. (19.5cm.) long
Provenance
Henry Charles Clifford Collection
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