A large inlaid sugi (Japanese cedar) wood oval tonkotsu (tobacco box) and cover


By Isseisai, Edo period (1615-1868), mid/late 19th century Decorated in predominantly in shell and wood inlay of high relief with a goose on the banks of a river squawking at the partially obscured full moon, the body of the tonkotsu similarly inlaid with a crab crawling amid reeds; signed on the reverse Juhassai Isseisai (Isseisai, aged 18) within a rectangular reserve accompanied by a large seal probably reading Katsukawa. 8.2cm x 12.3cm x 7.5cm (3¾in x 4 7/8in x 2 15/16in). (2).