A FINE AND LARGE INLAID IRON BOX AND COVER BY KOMAI SEIBEI MEIJI ERA, C.1900 Of rectangular form, the lid richly decorated with a shaped panel enclosing the Great Torii of Miyajima and the complex pavilions of Itskushima Shrine behind, a fan-shaped cartouche above identifying the view, with minute depictions of fishermen, travellers and deer dispersed across the landscape; all reserved against a dense ground of sakura flowers, and with a border of kikumon , the Imperial crest made of a sixteen-petalled chrysanthemum; the sides embellished with complex borders of flowerheads and ivy, further kikumon and the g o-shichi no kiri mon paulownia crest; the base with the seal mark for Komai Seibei; the inside with a wood liner, and raised on a fitted silver stand with bracket feet incised with flower sprays, 6.5cm x 18.2cm x 12cm. (4) Provenance: formerly in an American private collection. See p.1 of this catalogue for a full view of the decoration on the cover.