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Lot 583 Dα

Kiseru (pipe)

Auction 1124 - overview Cologne
07.12.2018, 13:00 - Japan II - Armour, Netsuke, Inro, Sagemono incl. The Papp Collection II
Estimate: 600 € - 700 €
Result: 688 € (incl. premium)

Kiseru (pipe)

Signed: Meiju koku (carved from Meiju)
Rau type. Head and mouthpiece of shibuichi with two-coloured gold. A horsetail in fine engraving. The middle part of flecked, so-called shimidake bamboo. Wood box with silk lining.
Length 19.8 cm

Provenance

Private collection, Rhineland, acquired at Klefisch, Cologne, 27.3.2010, lot 175

Literature

Probably the student of Araki Tomei mentioned under no. 5020, active around 1865-75