THREE JAPANESE STAG ANTLER PIPE CASES (KISERUZUTSU)
EDO - MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
The first carved with rai geometric pattern; the second carved with stylised mythical creatures and archaic motifs against dense chrysanthemums, signed Shusetsu; the third with stylised flowers in a wavy geometric pattern
First: 8 ¾ in. (22.2 cm.) high
Second: 8 in. (20.3 cm.) high
Third: 8 ¾ in. (22.2 cm.) high
THREE JAPANESE STAG ANTLER PIPE CASES (KISERUZUTSU)
EDO - MEIJI PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY
The first carved with rai geometric pattern; the second carved with stylised mythical creatures and archaic motifs against dense chrysanthemums, signed Shusetsu; the third with stylised flowers in a wavy geometric pattern
First: 8 ¾ in. (22.2 cm.) high
Second: 8 in. (20.3 cm.) high
Third: 8 ¾ in. (22.2 cm.) high