A boxwood kiseruzutsu (pipecase) By Nagigawa Tesso, early 20th century Of muso-zutsu form, carved in shishiaibori (sunken relief carving) with Okame dancing, holding an open fan aloft, before a seated woman; signed Fukujuanshu Tesso with a kao. 21.5cm (8½in) long. Footnotes: リザーブ設定無し 木彫きせる筒　お亀　銘「福壽庵主鉄宗（花押）」　20世紀前期 Provenance: purchased from Nelly Davies, London, 2006. Wrangham collection, no.2250. Nagikawa Tesso was a student of Kano Tessai and made a number of kiseruzutsu in his master's style. His dates are unknown but he is recorded to have been still living in 1936. The prefix to the signature literally means 'Master of the Fukuju Hermitage'. The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art: Part V, lot 98. www.bonhams.com/auctions/20555/lot/98/ Lot to be sold without reserve. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com