Project Description
Ivory Kiseruzutsu Ensemble
Pipe case: well figured ivory, stained in two tones of brown and carved with the Omi Hakkei (8 Views of Lake Biwa). Inscribed in relief: omi hakkei. 22.1 cm
Ojime: plain coral bead. 2 cm
Pouch: worn leather stamped with floral decoration
Maekanagu: gold striding shishi, the gold back plate engraved with a peony and signed Katsuyoshi???
Pipe: shibuichi and silver, engraved with Jurojin and cranes, with added signature of Natsuo with kaō
Provenance:
E.A. Wrangham, Alnwick (no. 2305)
MR2005
