The tebako by Yamamoto Shunsho, both Edo period (1615-1868), early/mid-19th century The cover of the tebako embellished in gold and silver hiramaki-e and togidashi maki-e with a hibari (skylark) flying above a flowering shrub of peonies, the interior of sparse nashiji, signed on the lid in gold lacquer Shunsho with a seal Shunsho, 12.2cm x 17.8cm x 11.5cm (4¾in x 7in x 4½in); the fuezutsu lacquered in gold and slightly coloured hiramaki-e with broad ripened beans hanging from trailing leaves, 40.7cm (16in) long; the nokan lacquered red on the inside and bound with narrow strips of cherry-wood at the ends and between the holes, an open hole at the bottom of the flute, with a silk bag and outer brocade storage bag, 39.6cm (15 9/16in) long; the last a wood kiseruzutsu (pipe case) in the form of a yawning man, unsigned; 19.8cm (7¾in) long. (7).