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Rare Japanese Working Flintlock Tinder Netsuke 19th.c.
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Pre 1900 item# 637160 (stock# b1069)
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Brian Page Antiques
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A Rare & Unusual Japanese Working Flintlock Tinder Netsuke. 19th. century
Max. width 1 3/4 ins. (4.45 cms) In old Japan many men carried smoking equipment worn as a sagemono (hanging things e.g. netsuke, inro etc.) This equipment comprise a tobacco pouch or box and a pipe with pipe holder, often with a netsuke from which to hang the items. In the days before matches lighting the pipe was something of a problem. This tinder netsuke went some way to solving the problem. It is a spring load ...click for details
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Rare Japanese Woodblock Print Kuniyoshi 1852
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Pre 1900 item# 637154 (stock# b1073)
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A Rare Japanese Woodblock Print by Kuniyoshi. Edo Period. Dated 1852.
Ht. 14 5/16 x 9 13/16 ins. ( 36.4 x 24.9 cms) This rare and striking image shows the Kabuki actor, Bando Shuka in the role of Shira-ito in the production of the play "Sumidagawa" at the Ichimura Theatre in the 3rd. Month of the Kaiei Period, 1852. There is another from the series illustrated in "Kuniyoshi" by B W Robinson, V & A Museum 1961. Plate 78. The porcelain behind the figure is interesting, ...click for details
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