By Nomura Kyukoku, 19th centuryThe dark brown lacquer ground with incised irregular striations, inlaid to one side in Rinpa style with two diving geese, and on the other side with two standing geese, in pewter and mother-of-pearl, the interior of matt gold lacquer, signed Kyukoku with kao; with bone ojime. 6.7cm (2 5/8in).