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Chinese sage Kiseru w/ antler case signed 東遊 (Tōyū)
Meiji era antique Kiseru (pipe) with deer antler case with image of unidentified Chinese sage. Inscription of 東遊 (Tōyū) on the case
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Set of Japanese Hanging Scrolls by WATANABE SHOKA
Samurai and painter from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji period. The second son of the very famous Kazan Watanabe. A chief retainer of the Tahara clan in Mikawa (Aichi Prefecture). He studied painting with Tsubakiyama and Hanka Fukuda, economic history with Ohashi Rakuan, and poetry with Sekine Chido. He was good at painting flowers and birds. Died on December 29, 1899. He is 53 years old. His name is Kanou. Shoka has long stood in the shadow of his very famous father, but recently the art world has started to recognize his talent
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Inro, signed Egami Sōzan-saku, Koma school
Sōzan was an inro artisan of the Koma school, who were traditional suppliers of gold lacquer crafts to the Tokugawa shoguns
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Inro, signed Kajikawa Tokusaburō
This inro bears the mark of “Toku”, indicating it was made by Kajikawa Tokusaburō (1827-1865). Tokusaburō was the 11th generation Kajikawa master
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