April 23, 2024
ANTIQUE CARVED JAPANESE ASHINAGA KISERZUTSU PIPE CASE WITH PIPE SILVER
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A VERY FINE JAPANESE KISERZUTSU PIPE HOLDER OF THE SENRYO ZUTSU STYLE, A GRAVITY SLIP HOLDER AND AN ORIGINAL PIPE. THE HOLDER IS CARVED FROM A LIGHT DENSE TIMBER IN THE SHAPE OF ASHINAGA, THE LONG LEGGED SOUTH SEA ISLANDER AND FISHERMAN. THIS ONE HAS A BEAUTIFUL AMBER PATINA AND WEAR. THERE IS A TOGGLE HOLE BEHIND HIS BEARD. HE IS HANGING ONTO A VERY OLD AND WELL USED TOBACCO PIPE. A BAMBOO STEM WITH A BRONZE AND SILVER HEAD AND MOUTH PIECE. THERE ARE MOTIVES IN THE METAL WORK WITH SILVER INLAY, BUT THE SHAPES ARE HARD TO MAKE OUT. I CAN SEE A FULL FIGURE, LIKE A SAMURAI AND A BIRD IN FLIGHT. I CAN'T SEE A SIGNATURE AND IT IS WELL USED WITH A LOT OF FINE DENT MARKS FROM KNOCKING OUT THE ASH AND TOOTH MARKS. CIRCA 1880. THE HOLDER IS 207 MM LONG AND THE PIPE IS 203 MM LONG. POSTAGE WITHIN AUSTRALIA IS $ 6.60
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