Japan, 19th centuryOf domed circular form with a recessed base, the nashiji ground finely and densely decorated in iro-e takamaki-e, gold hiramaki-e, and kirigane with two Manchurian cranes standing on a rocky outpost amid pines below Mount Fuji, the towering mountain surrounded by further cranes in flight and clouds, appearing almost like the sun with ray-like lines extending toward the cranes below, the lower side of the box with flowering branches. The interior with mura-nashiji and gold fundame edges.DIAMETER 12.2 cmCondition: Good condition with minor wear, few minuscule nicks to interior edges, slightly warped.Provenance: British private collection.