Rare one-of-a-kind collection

Japanese Connoisseurs Collection of Five (5) Fine Antique Smoking Pipes, Kiseru.

You do’t need to be a connoisseur to love this collection, because we believe you’ll enjoy this one-of-a-kind kiseru collection for years to come.

Kiseru is a Japanese smoking pipe traditionally used for smoking kizami, a finely shredded tobacco product.

Collected over a period of many years and coming from several old collections, this one-of-a-kind collection of five (5) Japanese kiseru smoking pipes were hand crafted during the 19th to early 20th centuries by expert Meiji period samurai craftsmen. They all were designed and hand crafted in a variety of fine materials including sterling silver, gold plate, pewter, copper, and bamboo. They have a fine original patina from appropriate age and former use.

We will include the plush black velvet presentation box photographed which will enable you to proudly display your collection..

Included from top to bottom:

1 Longest pipe, copper and bamboo, three sections, 13 inches in length
2 Dragon pipe, pewter and bamboo, three sections, 10.25 inches in length
3 Shi shi or puppies pipe, silver, gold plate, and bamboo, three sections, 7.75 inches in length
4 Bird and Crescent pipe, silver plate, copper, and bamboo, 7.75 inches in length
5 Maple Leaves, sterling silver , 6 inchews in length

They have been well used yet well loved and along with their warm aged patina, remain in functionally fine condition. The last picture shows a wood block print from the early 1800s of a geisha holding a kiseru .

About Connoisseurship
A connoisseur is a person who has an appreciation and knowledge for fine arts, cuisine, wine, and other gourmet products.

But worth repeating, you don’t need to be a connoisseur to love this collection, because we believe you’ll enjoy this one-of-a-kind kiseru collection for years to come.

Lifetime guarantee of authenticity.
Our gallery based in Newport, Rhode Island USA has been dealing in authentic Pre-Columbian, Japanese and fine Asian art, garden ornaments, lanterns and water basins for 25 years. Our president personally travels across America as well as Japan and Europe each year to meet his network partners who assist him in finding best examples. He personally inspects each antique work of art to ensure its old age, authenticity and quality condition.