EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY)
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FIVE TONKOTSU [TOBACCO BOX]
Edo Period (19th Century)
The first set comprising a wari-zutsu form pipecase, designed as a bamboo node, red glass ojime and a circular bamboo tonkotsu with a lotus leaf and frog; the second an otoshi-zutsu pipecase, carved overall in low-relief with a landscape design, copper ojime, the tonkotsu similarly carved; the third senryu-zutsu stag-antler pipecase, carved with a poem, with a bamboo tonkotsu engraved with a floral motif in high-relief; the fourth set with a bamboo tonkotsu carved with a design of floral motifs, signed Yukiharu, with attached ebony netsuke; the fifth an otoshi-zutsu pipecase, carved in low-relief with a floral design, signed Harumitsu, with a metal ojime of a basket, and a kiri wood tonkotsu carved and inlaid with gilt and ivory, signed Masatoshi (5)
Edo Period (19th Century)
The first set comprising a wari-zutsu form pipecase, designed as a bamboo node, red glass ojime and a circular bamboo tonkotsu with a lotus leaf and frog; the second an otoshi-zutsu pipecase, carved overall in low-relief with a landscape design, copper ojime, the tonkotsu similarly carved; the third senryu-zutsu stag-antler pipecase, carved with a poem, with a bamboo tonkotsu engraved with a floral motif in high-relief; the fourth set with a bamboo tonkotsu carved with a design of floral motifs, signed Yukiharu, with attached ebony netsuke; the fifth an otoshi-zutsu pipecase, carved in low-relief with a floral design, signed Harumitsu, with a metal ojime of a basket, and a kiri wood tonkotsu carved and inlaid with gilt and ivory, signed Masatoshi (5)
Provenance
The third set, W.W. Winkworth