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
$250
Out of stock
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
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