Finely decorated in enamels and gilt, constructed in three removable sections, the circular cover depicting an oudoor scene with a middle-class family enjoying the cherry-blossom-viewing season, the inside of the lid painted with a taro plant and beans, the upper section painted on one side with a mother playing go with children and another woman teaching them to read, a pair of quails among autumnal grasses and flowers on the other, all beneath a border of swirling brocade, the interior with a lobster lying over vegetables, assorted shells and a blowfish; the lower section painted with two lobed panels enclosing two outdoor figure scenes, one depicting a middle-class family in the grounds of a shrine and the other with figures visiting a plant fair, the interior with an assortment of fruits, the sides applied with two handles in the form of lidded miniature boxes, each painted with contrasting scenes; the base signed in gilt Dai Nihon Kyoto Tojiki Goshigaisha Ryozan beneath the Yasuda Company trade mark, with a wood storage box attached with a certificate by Mr Omori Kazuo.
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