Meiji (1868-1912) or Taisho (1912-1926) era, late 19th/ early 20th century The rectangular three-tier stacking box set into a low stand and removable cover with open sides, decorated with an overall design of the Eight-Fold Bridge and blossoming irises from the Tales of Ise, in inlaid mother-of-pearl and gold takamaki-e against a bright kinji ground with Gyobu-nashiji edges, the bridge planks executed in high relief, the top tier containing a footed tray decorated to match the box and with floral roundels on a Gyobu-nashiji ground along the rim, the interiors nashiji lacquer With a lacquered wood tomobako storage box 10 1/8 x 7 1/8 x 6 1/2in (25.7 x 18.1 x 16.5cm) (stacking box only); 10 3/4 x 7 3/4 x 8 1/2 (27.3 x 19.6 x 21.6cm) overall