Ryoshi bako in lacquered wood with black background, Japan, Showa period (1926-1989) Lacquered wood document or paper box with roiro background decorated in hiramakie, takamakie and kirikane with a shishi in peonies flown over by a butterfly. The interior is in nashiji lacquer, decorated with a rectangle of karakusa in gold hiramakie, surmounted by a nobori fuji (ascending wisteria) mon, the coat of arms of the Andô family of Iwakidaira and Katô of Ôsu. Engraved mark below the base in a cartouche 輪島山本舗謹製 - Wajima Yamamoto ho kinsei - "made with respect by the Yamamoto house of Wajima". 24.5 x 34 x 45 cm Scratches under the base.