TWO LACQUERED-WOOD TONKOTSU (BOXES FOR TOBACCO) Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, 20t...

TWO LACQUERED-WOOD TONKOTSU (BOXES FOR TOBACCO) Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, 20th century Comprising a tonkotsu of oval profile constructed of vertical split bamboo culms fastened together with cross knots, the base woven rattan and the edges of the lid, the rim, and base of tightly woven plaiting, the entire surface covered in brown lacquer and decorated on the body and lid with a grasshopper, a dragonfly, and a butterfly in high-relief gold and brown lacquer, the interior lacquered gold, signed on the base Ichiryūsai and sealed, fitted with a blue glass bead ojime and a gourd-form netsuke fashioned from the skin of a citrus fruit fitted with a silver spout and cord ring; A rectangular lacquer tonkotsu decorated with an eggplant on a leafy stem in high-relief iro-e takamaki-e, with a wood lid and a carved lacquer bead ojime 3 1/2in (8.9cm); 3 1/8in (7.9cm) wide (2). For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing