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JAPAN
19th CENTURY
Tonkotsu (tobacco box) in carved wood
One side decorated with a dragon among bamboo, the other with two dragons chasing the pearl among clouds. Set with inlaid horn beads imitating droplets.
Provenance :
Sale October 18, 1960, no. 31
Sale of January 24-25, 1922, M. Mauger and M. Baudoin assisted by André Portier, n°218 ("Tobacco pouch, in natural wood, carved with dragons on one side and a tiger in bamboo on the other").
19th CENTURY
Tonkotsu (tobacco box) in carved wood
One side decorated with a dragon among bamboo, the other with two dragons chasing the pearl among clouds. Set with inlaid horn beads imitating droplets.
Provenance :
Sale October 18, 1960, no. 31
Sale of January 24-25, 1922, M. Mauger and M. Baudoin assisted by André Portier, n°218 ("Tobacco pouch, in natural wood, carved with dragons on one side and a tiger in bamboo on the other").