A JAPANESE GOLD LACQUER BOX AND COVER with inside tray of rectangular form, decorated in gold and slightly coloured hiramakie, takamakie, togidashi, scattered kirigane and e-nashiji with a design of open poem books displaying landscape scenes, gigaku drums, silk hangings and textile patterns, the inside tray decorated with a balcony overlooking a pine strewn landscape under a silver moon (some damage, minor inlay missing) 19th Century -- 7¼in. (18cm.) wide.