Meiji era antique iron or silver fittings Kiseru (pipe) with image of Shōki the demon-quellor on a tiger.
Mei/signature:
Mumei
Measures:
Kiseru:
23.00 cm
€236
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Meiji era antique iron or silver fittings Kiseru (pipe) with image of Shōki the demon-quellor on a tiger
Meiji era antique iron or silver fittings Kiseru (pipe) with image of Shōki the demon-quellor on a tiger.
Mei/signature:
Mumei
Measures:
Kiseru:
23.00 cm
This inro bears the mark of “Toku”, indicating it was made by Kajikawa Tokusaburō (1827-1865). Tokusaburō was the 11th generation Kajikawa master
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
Gold lacquer, 5-compartment inro with marvelously detailed design of village, Mt. Fuji and fishing boat
Theme of nozarashi on one side of the pipe’s metal bits, with the poet Ono no Komachi on the opposite side. Masamitsu (正光) stamped on the kiseru, with two other unidentified stamps. Tobacco pouch made of leather or crocodile hide