A kurogaki (black persimmon) wood tonkotsu (tobacco box) By Mitsunobu, early 19th century Of bombé form, carved in relief with the walls of Yodo Castle washed by a river on which float pleasure and work boats, the cover similarly carved with castle precincts among trees and the interior of the cover with a similar scene in low relief, signed Mitsunobu kore o tsukuru; with an amber ojime. 7cm x 8.5cm (2¾in x 3 5/8in). Footnotes: リザーブ設定無し 淀城図木彫とんこつ　銘「光信作之」　19世紀前期 Provenance: Mark Tafler collection, purchased at Sotheby's, London, 1968. Wrangham collection, no.894. The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art: Part V, lot 115. www.bonhams.com/auctions/20555/lot/115/ Lot to be sold without reserve. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com