A bamboo kiseruzutsu (pipe case) and two lacquer kiseruzutsu (pipe cases)


The first by Kano Tessai (1845-1925), the second by Tokoku, Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, 19th/20th centuryEach of moso-zutsu type, the first carved and painted in polychrome pigments with a porcelain beauty, the insert inscribed with a description of Tessai's inspiration, the collar gilt, signed Tosei bijin o moshite Tessai (Copy of a ceramic beauty by Tessai) and sealed; the second lacquered in mottled red and black, carved with a ribbed texture on the surface and decorated with a scholar in a pavilion beneath a willow tree, the insert incised with a poem, sealed Tokoku and another seal; the third lacquered in mottled dark brown and black (3) 8 1/2in (21.6cm) long, the largest