ANTIQUE MEIJI ERA (c1880) JAPANESE BRONZE Aloy & Painted BAMBOO KISERU Smoke Pipe 8" Garden painted in blue-and-gold with a

painted in blue-and-gold with a sansui (山水) landscape: a willow tree

dragonflies never fly backward

Length = 82"

chrysanthemum

ANTIQUE MEIJI ERA (c1880) JAPANESE BRONZE Aloy & Painted BAMBOO KISERU Smoke Pipe 8" Garden painted in blue-and-gold with aThis is an antique Japanese kiseru () from the mid Meiji Era (c. 1880). It has a Bonze alloy hexagonal mouth piece and e bowl with a 3. 5'bamboo center decorated in painted concentric circles. This reed stalk has a knot node in its bamboo length, capped with warm centuries old patina, this kiseru has a good draw and is still very functional. This 140 plus year old antique kiseru measures 8" (20. 5 cm) long. It has been well used, yet well loved. This