A BONE PIPECASE
A BONE PIPECASE

LATE EDO PERIOD (19TH CENTURY), SIGNED RYURIN

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A BONE PIPECASE
late edo period (19th century), signed ryurin
Of otoshizutsu type, slightly curved, elaborately carved with monkeys seated in a rocky landscape, the eyes of the monkeys inlaid in dark horn, the upper section with two small holes forming the himotoshi
8in. (21.5cm.) long