Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century Decorated in gold hiramaki-e and accents of mura-nashiji with characters from a poem and clouds against a roiro-nuri ground, the carrying case modeled to resemble bamboo slats; the set including a rectangular sake flask and fitted sweet tray and a single sakazuki (sake cup), a deeper rectangular sake flask fitted beneath 11 stacking rectangular food trays, and a five-tier stacking jubako, the carrying case with a shallow removable drawer, red interiors and fundame edges, silvered bronze hardware 13 7/8 x 14 1/4 x 8 1/8in (35.2 x 36.2 x 20.6cm) (carrying case)