A Japanese cloisonné box, Meiji period (1868-1912), in the style of Gonda Hirosuke (1865-1937), of rounded rectangular form, decorated in raised enamel ( moriage ) on a pale green-grey ground, with carp swimming through rippling water, the rims mounted in silver, stamped marked jungin , 12.2cm long, and another, similarly decorated with goldfish, 12.2cm long (4) Adopted into the Gonda family in 1887, Hirosuke was later taught by Hayashi Kodenji. After opening his own enamelling workshop in 1891, he went on to win awards at many international exhibitions, including Paris 1889 (bronze), St Louis 1904 (silver) and Liège 1905 (gold). He also worked as a subcontractor to Ando where his varied techniques in producing cloisonné enamels were much admired. Moriage , or `piling up`, requires the building up of layers of enamel to produce a three-dimensional effect, which is ideally suited for natural subjects, i.e. plants and flowers, and works particularly well for depicting fish moving through rippling water. The technique is laborious, requiring extreme care, particularly during polishing. For a similar lot, see Sotheby`s, London, 3 November 2021, lot 102. Condition Report Box with carp - surface scratches, dents to silver, rim loose with trace of glue. Box with goldfish - rim mounts tested not silver. Surface scratches, dents to mounts.