Three pipe bowls made from staghorn

Description:

Japan, 2nd half of the 19th century
L. 20 - 21 cm
All decorated in relief, a) woman about to strike a fallen oni with a sword, whom she grabs by the neck, b) returning farmer with shouldered hoe and box in a furoshiki under a pine tree, c) winged rain dragon on a rock, looking up to a stylised flower motif.
German private collection, collected between 1960 and 1990 - Signs of age, wear, few age cracks