A Japanese Silver and Shibuichi Box, Circa 1900

A Japanese Silver and Shibuichi Box, Circa 1900

plain silver box on bracket feet and applied with an oval reserve at front, the cover inset with a shibuichi panel with a silver heron on the branch of a weeping willow tree with inlaid and applied gold leaves over water, the wood-lined two-compartment interior with a movable divider

marked on base rim with kanji that reads gin sei (made in silver) and Kobayashi, shibuichi panel with signature that reads Yumin

length 9 in.

22.9 cm