Very Fine Edo Period Sagemono Tobacco Pipe
July 2014 Auction by Far East Asian Art

Japanese Tobacco Pipe and Holder, Sagemmono. The Kiserutsuzu (pipe holder)is of boxwood in the form of Ashinaga, an exquisitely carved elongated standing figure. The Kiseru (pipe) is of bamboo, steel and silvered copper incised with a chrysanthemum and bamboo motif. The Tonkotsu (tobacco box) is of of kiri and teak in the form of Daruma with a large movable head, mother of pearl eyes, a mother of pearl butterfly,and a carved,lacquered beetle at the front...