By Tachibana Masamitsu, after a design by Hanabusa Itcho, 19th centuryThe vertical rectangular body with a kinji ground lacquered in gold and coloured togidashi maki-e with a lion dancer and a child playing a flute in a festival procession, the reverse with two children dancing, one holding a small banner, inscribed Hanabusa Itcho with a seal, the interior of nashiji with gold fundame shoulders and rims, signed Gyokusai Tachibana Masamitsu with kao; with a carnelian ojime; and a gold-lacquer manju netsuke lacquered with a suzu (bell rattle) in coloured togidashi maki-e, signed Gyokusai Tachibana Masamitsu with kao. 10.5cm (4 1/8in) high.