KOBAKO rectangular with rounded corners, in nashiji lacquer; the lid decorated in gold hiramaki-e with a pine tree and a plum tree on the banks of a stream, the edges edged with metal, the interior in nashiji lacquer on a black ground, the base lacquered black. (Signs of wear, minor imperfections). Japan, Edo period, 18th century. NASHIJI LACQUERED KOBAKO, JAPAN, EDO PERIOD. DIM. 4.7 × 7.5 × 8.8 cm (1 7/8 × 2 15/16 × 3 7/16 in.)