A LARGE JAPANESE INLAID-IRON BOX, COVER AND STAND BY KOMAI OTOJIRO

A LARGE JAPANESE INLAID-IRON BOX, COVER AND STAND BY KOMAI OTOJIRO
MEIJI ERA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY

Of rectangular form, the lid richly decorated with a panel enclosing a temple complex in a mountainous landscape, with Mount Fuji in the distance and a dense border of many butterflies in flight; the sides with further panels enclosing various birds and flowers, framed by bands of ivy and grapes; raised on four shaped feet embellished with cherry blossoms; the inside incised with further birds, flowers and butterflies; the base with a square mark under a firefly reading Nihon koku Kyoto ju Komai sei and with further butterflies fluttering around it, together with a fitted wood stand, the box 6.3cm x 17cm x 8cm. (2)