TWO KISERUZUTSU (PIPE CASES)One after Kaigyokusai Masatsugu of Osaka (1813-1892), 19th centuryThe first ofotoshi-zutsu form, the boxwood body carved in varying degrees of relief simulating a pine tree and inlaid with three metal ants crawling over the surface, a short looped branch at the top forming thehimotoshi; inscribedKaigyokusai with sealMasatsugu,23cm (9in) long; the second ofmuso-zutsu form, bearing a dark-greyishime-nuri ground decorated in gold, silver and redtakamaki-e with dragonflies hovering over stalks of rice,unsigned,21.5cm (8½in) long. (2).