A FINE AND LARGE SILVER AND BAMBOO KISERU (PIPE) DEPICTING TWIN DRAGONS

A FINE AND LARGE SILVER AND BAMBOO KISERU (PIPE) DEPICTING TWIN DRAGONS

Unsigned
Japan, late 19th century

The silver fittings decorated with finely worked dragons flying amid swirling clouds, their eyes and flames with gilt detailing. The scales and faces of the dragons are finely accentuated, their bodies disappearing and reappearing from behind the cloudy ground.

LENGTH 27 cm
WEIGHT 87 g

Condition: Very good condition with minor surface wear.

Auction comparison:
Compare a related mixed metal and bamboo kiseru with dragons, by Hogetsu Noitomo, 27 cm long, at Zacke, Fine Japanese Art, 2 December 2022, Vienna, lot 186 (sold for EUR 3,380).