A black-lacquer kobako (small box) with en-suite cover By Teijosai, late 19th century (2)

A black-lacquer kobako (small box) with en-suite cover By Teijosai, late 19th century Of rectangular form with rounded corners, bearing a roiro ground, lacquered in relief on the cover with two tsuba one of simulated iron, carved with an openwork design of a carp in waves, inscribed Masaharu , the other imitating shibuichi , with a design of Jurojin, inscribed Konkan with a kao , the interior of roiro with sparse hirame flakes; signed Teijosai with a kao . 6.4cm x 13.6cm x 10.5cm (2½in x 5 3/8in x 4 1/8in). (2). Footnotes: リザーブ設定無し 鍔文蒔絵小箱　銘「貞常斎（花押）」　19世紀後期 Provenance: purchased from Odile Cavendish, London, 1989. Wrangham collection, no.1959. Published: E. A. Wrangham, The Index of Inro Artists , 1995, p.287, Teijosai. The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art: Part IV, lot 347. www.bonhams.com/auctions/20493/lot/347/ Lot to be sold without reserve. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com