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EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
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TWO KISERUZUTSU [PIPECASE]
Edo Period (19th Century)
The first of muso-zutsu form wood, the lacquer imitating bark, with a snake coiling along the pipecase; the second of otoshi-zutsu form, lacquered to imitate a branch, in the centre an inlaid silver plaque bearing a poem
naka naka ni tsuzura ori The zig-zag mountain path disappears
naru michi taete covered with snow
Yuki ni tonari and neighbours come nearer
no chikaki yama zato in the mountain village
Both 22cm. long (2)
Edo Period (19th Century)
The first of muso-zutsu form wood, the lacquer imitating bark, with a snake coiling along the pipecase; the second of otoshi-zutsu form, lacquered to imitate a branch, in the centre an inlaid silver plaque bearing a poem
naka naka ni tsuzura ori The zig-zag mountain path disappears
naru michi taete covered with snow
Yuki ni tonari and neighbours come nearer
no chikaki yama zato in the mountain village
Both 22cm. long (2)
Provenance
The first W. W. Winkworth
The second W.L. Behrens
The second W.L. Behrens
Literature
The second Henri L. Joly , W. L. Behrens Collection, Part IV, p. 33, pl. XLI
Sale room notice
Please note that the Lot is sold as lotted and not as illustrated in the catalogue.