A silver-lacquer rounded rectangular box and cover
Style of Shibata Zeshin, Meiji era (1868-1912), circa 1900The inrobuta (flush-fitting) cover lacquered with an intentionally mottled and matt ginji-nuri (silver-lacquer) ground decorated with large vine leaves lacquered in sabiage-nuri, entwined tendrils and a bunch of grapes in black takamaki-e with details in gold hiramaki-e, the design extending over the sides, the interior of rich deep reddish gold nashiji; unsigned. 5.5cm x 17.4cm x 12.7cm (2 1/8in x 6?in x 5in). (2).