Steve Sly Japanese Works of Art has dated this piece to the 1890s.

The box houses an iron lid that has been onlaid in gold and silver to depict the most charming scene ,a gold boat at rest above which flies an egret towards the full moon rising through carved iron clouds,the shimmering water is formed from a build up of thick layers of silver,the central cartouche further banded by random gold onlaid decoration in the Komai manner, delightful !

Approximate sizes
Length 2.9" 7.3 cm
Depth 1.6" 4.2 cm
Height 0.75" 2.2 cm
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Steve Sly Japanese Works of Art has dated this piece to the 1890s.
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