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*A BAMBOO AND IVORY TONKOTSU (TOBACCO CONTAINER) WITH BAMBOO KISERUZUTSU (PIPE CASE)
Japan, late 19th – early 20th century, Meiji period
Decorated with a poem and a vanitas (nozarashi or...
*A BAMBOO AND IVORY TONKOTSU (TOBACCO CONTAINER) WITH BAMBOO KISERUZUTSU (PIPE CASE)
Japan, late 19th – early 20th century, Meiji period
Decorated with a poem and a vanitas (nozarashi or sarekōbe) recalling Bashō’s haiku:
Among the summer grasses —
The remains of soldiers’ dreams —
The shadow of warriors
(natsu-kusa ya / tsuwamono domo ga / yume no ato)
H.(tonkotsu)6.9cm
L.(kiseruzutsu)22cm
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