A FINE JAPANESE LACQUER KOBAKO (SMALL BOX AND COVER) MEIJI ERA, 20TH CENTURY Of rectangular form, containing an inner tray and two smaller boxes and covers; the lid, sides and tray decorated with a mountainous river landscape, the two smaller boxes with medallions of daisies and gardenia, all rendered in gold and silver hiramaki-e, takamaki-e and nashiji, together with a tomobako wood box, the lid with a paper label reading `Curios, H.Sato & Co, 58 Motokago-Machi, Nagasaki, Japan`, the box 3.7cm x 8.3cm x 5.9cm. (8)