AN INLAID LACQUER BOX AND COVER IN THE FORM OF TWO OVERLAPPING ANGLED RECTANGLES Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), mid 19th century (2)AN INLAID LACQUER BOX AND COVER IN THE FORM OF TWO OVERLAPPING ANGLED RECTANGLESEdo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), mid 19th centuryDecorated in gold and iro-e takamaki-e, the larger bottom section embellished with the Third Princess looking down at a cat playing with the hem of her robe, in a scene from Chapter 34, Wakana no jo of Genji Monogatari (The Tales of Genji), the cat and the princess's face applied in high relief inlay of shibuichi and shakudo, the top smaller section decorated with a swallow flying beneath trailing wisteria on a plain wood ground; unsigned. 6.5cm X 23.2cm X 19.1cm (2 9/16in x 9 1/8in x 7½in). (2).None