Meiji period (1868-1912), black lacquer box with hinged cover, key lock but lacking key, decorated with figures admiring a tall vase on the cover, to the sides figures are shown engaged in leisure and daily pursuits.

4 1/4 x 10 3/4 x 7 1/2 in.

Private Collection, Raleigh, North Carolina

Lacking key; fading to colors; break with loss to front corner; restored; rust staining to interior; cracking to lacquer; scratches and flaking of lacquer at edges.