Three stag-horn kiseruzutsu (pipe cases)


Edo period (1615-1868), 19th centuryEach of otoshi-zutsu type, the first carved in low relief with an exotic plant in a Chinese-style vase with a cracked-ice decoration, a tea pot and cup; the second carved in high and sunken relief with an exotic bird in flight above peonies and clouds; the third carved in low relief with a chrysanthemum and leafy vine, the himotoshi formed by one of the leaves (3) 8 1/4in (21cm) long, the largest