JAPON, seconde moitié du XIXème siècle Senryu-zutsu (pipe holder) made of deer antler, partially openwork, showing a stranger with a sword at his waist, standing on a rock with his legs stretched out like an Ashinaga (one of the yokai). The hilt of his sword forming a passageway for the suspension cord. With a Kiseru (tobacco pipe), posterior, with bamboo pipe decorated in ink coils, with silver mounts (min. 800) partially patinated. Punch of the MURATA manufacture. Black fabric brought near the mouth. Rendered unmarked, as unenforceable. Gross weight: 61 and 33 g. - Length: 21.5 and 20 cm. Soot deposits, wear to the decorations of both pieces.