41.5(h) x 17 x 17 cm
circa 1920s
IIZUKA Hōsai II (1872-1934)
The title : Yūjun It is a Chinese Confucian idea about respecting order and harmony in morality and society.
Handle is made of Akebi vine (Akebiae caulis, or quinata)
Signed "Hōsai"
Hakogaki : Yūjun [In proper order] Hōsai ō, with seal Hōsai [Hōsai, an old man, with seal Hōsai]