Lot 777 D‡α

Two ivory kiserizutsu. Second half 19th century

Both undecorated except for the cord runner at the rim. a) With tendrils a large leaf and a flower, probably of a gourd, signed in seal form Hokuho, and b) with a bamboo ikabana vase with an orchid in very high relief Discolouration to the bottom part due to the heat of the pipe head.
Length a) 20.5 cm; b) 21.3 cm