Meiji era (1868-1912), late 19th/early 20th century Worked in silver wire of varying gauge, the cover with a lobed rectangular panel enclosing a ho-o bird in flight with all its feathers trailing around its body on a red ground, bordered by repeated foliate and geometric patterns interwoven among karakusa ('Chinese grasses'), the sides of the box with stylised peony, the underside with stylised paulownia, the interior lined in brocade; unsigned. 4.7cm x 9cm x 7cm (1 7/8in x 3½in x 2¾in). (2).