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Fine Decorative Asian Works of Art

Tue, Nov 8, 2016 10:00AM EST - Tue, Nov 22, 2016 05:21PM EST
Lot 136

Wooden Boxes for Smoking Implements

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Japanese, three-drawer hardwood box for storing smoking implements used during tea ceremony, with bamboo carrying handle, 10 x 11-1/4 x 5-1/2 in., [good condition]; along with two boxes, one oak and one [Zelkova] (elm like) for smoking implements, pierced handles, largest 3-1/2 x 9 x 6-3/4 in., [surface blemishes, small chips], (three pieces). Condition: . Provenance: Collection of Commander USNR (Ret.) Wayne S. and Mrs. Lydia B. Shiver, Asheboro, North Carolina