Project Description
Boxwood Pipe Case Carved with a Bakemono by Yōsai
Incised in kebori and katakiri with a fire breathing demon with a wolf like head, dressed in a priest’s robe, dancing and beating a zoomorphic hand drum with eyes. Shakudo mount to the rim
Signed ōju yōsai [made by Yōsai on commission] with seal. Circa 1900
Height 21.3cm
MR4226
