A mechanical wood netsuke in the form of a overflowing sake jar. Activate the hinge and the interior reveals a minutia carved Shojo on a platform, performing, with a sake cup and ladel.
Signed: 一知 Kazutomo.
For a near identical example, please see: Netsuke & Inro artists, by George Lazarnick. Page 603. This netsuke was also illustrated in: The Netsuke Handbook. Ueda Reikichi. Adapted by Raymond Bushell. Page 154, # 162.
Previously I retailed a piece with the same signature, which, based on that particular netsuke, one might observe a similarity in the face to netsuke aligned to Otomitsu (formerly Otoman).
