A JAPANESE BRONZE INK BOX AND COVER, SEIBO KITAMURA (1884–1987).

Of circular form, the cover cast in relief featuring a boy with inscription. Together with wooden tomobako box. Ink box 2.2cm high x 7.5cm diameter. Born in Osaka in 1911, Eiji Yoshida studied under Seibo Kitamura (1884-1987). After graduating from the Tokyo Fine Arts School, he was selected for the Teiten and Bunten exhibitions and later became a member of Nitten and served as the president of the Seidokai.