A STAG-ANTLER PIPECASE AND A LACQUER PIPECASE
late edo--meiji periods (late 19th century), the first sealed masa
The first of otoshizutsu type carved as a stylized phoenix, some sections pierced; and another of musozutsu type decorated in yamimaki-e and gold hiramaki-e with floral and geometric medallions on a roiro nuri ground with various circular motifs, the rim decorated with a gold geometric band
8in. (20.9cm.), 7.3/8in. (18.8cm.) long (2)