AN UNUSUAL JAPANESE PORCELAIN INK BOX AND COVER MEIJI OR LATER, 19TH OR 20TH CENTURY Of rectangular shape, the lid painted in bright polychrome with two beauties amongst flowers and a small dog, the sides with further panels enclosing flowers, on a turquoise ground with peonies and scrolling tendrils; the base with a circular aperture and a square unglazed section for the inkstone, 8.8cm x 16.8cm x 27.7cm. (2) Provenance: an English private collection, Somerset, purchased in Japan.