Antique Japanese Carved Wood Snake-shaped Kiseruzutsu With Human Skull Tonkotsu. 19th century
Superb late 19th century Japanese wood carved senryu-zutsu pipe holder depicting a snake constricting a frog. Holding a well-used bamboo kiseru smoking pipe with unmarked high-grade silver fittings. Smoking set is completed by a stunning carved wood tobacco box shaped as a human skull with a coiled snake coming out of its eye socket. Lid of the tonkotsu is signed on the inside and the whole box hangs on a replacement cord with an additional skull-shaped ojime bead for fastening. Comes in a later wooden storage box. Kiseruzutsu – length approx. 20cm Origin: Japan Date of production: 19th century, Edo or Meiji period Materials: wood, silver (unmarked)
Size: 3632px × 3632px
Photo credit: © Oriental Antiques UK - Asian Art Dealer and Appraiser / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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