Takamaki-e and kirigane lacquer kobako box depicting two samurai entering an enclosure. Four guards block their access. The side is decorated with cherry blossoms in maki-e lacquer on a fundame background. Interior in nashi-ji lacquer.

Japan – Edo period (1612-1868)

Height: 0.4 in / 1.5 cm – Width: 1.97 in / 5.3 cm – Depth: 1.97 in / 5.3 cm