Printed from Woolley & Wallis

Description

λ A JAPANESE INLAID WOOD TONKOZU (TOBACCO BOX)
EDO PERIOD, 19TH CENTURY

In the style of Jikan Ganbun, of oval shape with straight sides and decorated with a large peony flower and leafy branches issuing from behind rockwork, the reverse with a small bird in flight above tall grasses, the lid embellished with a crescent moon; all rendered in a variety of metals, mother of pearl, horn and other inlays, the interior with paper collection labels, 8cm x 6cm.

* This item is offered for sale in accordance with the Ivory Act 2018 and has been assigned an exemption certificate, Ref. No.1BD3UFGK

See Bonhams, London, Fine Japanese Art, 16 May 2024, lot 28, for a comparable inlaid wood tonkotsu attributed to Jikan Ganbun.