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Lot 769 D‡α

A smoking set. Early 20th century

Auction 1166 - overview Cologne
16.12.2020, 11:00 - Asian Art
Estimate: 2.200 € - 2.400 €
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A smoking set. Early 20th century

Including a tonkotsu of fruitwood in form of a bat, the lid in shape of a reishi head, the reverse signed Taisho kinoe-ne (1924) (= Asahi Meido, 1843-1923), a carved ivory bead for an ojime, the bamboo pipe case carved with a reishi which functions as himotoshi.
Length of the kiseruzitsu 21.7 cm

Literature

Illustrated in: Max Rutherston, Kitsuengu From Jacques Carré and others, London 2018, cat. no. 37