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Pair of Kiseru-ire with Kagamibuta Netsuke Japan, circa 1820 (late Edo period)
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Pair of Kiseru-ire with Kagamibuta Netsuke Japan, circa 1820 (late Edo period)

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Pair of Kiseru-ire with Kagamibuta Netsuke

Japan, circa 1820 (late Edo period)
Provenance: Former Richard Doetsch Collection, Basel

A fine pair of Japanese tobacco pouches (kiseru-ire) from the early 19th century:

First pouch in brown silk brocade, decorated with maple leaves, with a silver clasp in the form of a dragon, attached by silver chains to a kagamibuta netsuke framed in ivory and featuring a silver plate with a dragon among auspicious characters 福 (fuku – good fortune) and 壽 (ju – longevity) in relief.

Second pouch in blue cotton, decorated with embroidered butterflies, fitted with a silver clasp and similarly connected by chains to a matching kagamibuta, the bowl in silver and the rim in ivory, forming a harmonious companion piece to the first.

Such coordinated ensembles—pairing finely woven pouches with intricate metal and ivory netsuke—represent the height of Edo-period craftsmanship and personal luxury among samurai and wealthy merchants.

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