A Japanese carved antler and bamboo sagemono (smoking se)t, Edo or Meiji, including a kiseruzutsu decorated in relief with a samurai standing on leaves, below a branch, suspending a bamboo reticulated lattice and strapped tonkotsu (tobacco box), with brass fittings and agate ojime bead, 20cm long
Provenance: collection of Felix Tikotin (1893-1986), Netherlands, founder of the first Museum of Japanese Art in the Middle East, The Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art
Sold for £90
A Japanese carved antler and bamboo sagemono (smoking se)t, Edo or Meiji, including a kiseruzutsu decorated in relief with a samurai standing on leaves, below a branch, suspending a bamboo reticulated lattice and strapped tonkotsu (tobacco box), with brass fittings and agate ojime bead, 20cm long
Provenance: collection of Felix Tikotin (1893-1986), Netherlands, founder of the first Museum of Japanese Art in the Middle East, The Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art
Auction: Aesthetic and the Grotesque: a Private Collection of Martin Brothers, Arts and Crafts and Japonesque, 6th Feb, 2025
Viewing
Tuesday 4th February - 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 5th February - 10am - 7pm
Thursday 6th February - 12pm - 2pm