"Kiseru Zutsu - Shoki Hunting Oni - Deer Antler - 19th Century"
Wari Zutsu (one-piece pipe case) in deer antler with carved decoration representing the giant Shoki in the process of defeating several Oni in a decoration of rockeries, plants and clouds at the end of the case.
Signed on the reverse “Tomin”.
Reference: George Lazarnick, "The Signature book of netsuke" p1147.
Dimensions:
Height: 20.5 cm
Width: 3.3 cm
Depth: 1.8 cm