EDO/MEIJI PERIOD the tapering lid decorated in gold hiramaki-e, takamaki-e, e-nashiji and kirikane on a kinji ground with an illustration featuring Hatsune, Chapter 23 of Genji monogatari (The Tale of Genji), depicting an uguisu (warbler) in gold singing in the garden of an aristocratic dwelling, the handle with an overall wanzi pattern, the interior fitted with a small rectangular ink stone and a circular silver water dropper 26.5cm long