The larger box decorated with takamaki-e and hiramaki-edepicting blooming lotus emerging from a rocky outcrop to the top, the reverse of the cover with a landscape depicting a house by a river and enclosing a removeable tray further decorated with lotus, the sides decorated with small plants and butterflies; the smaller box decorated with hiramaki-eoverall with ferns and with two small floral handles tied with a tasseled cord, the interior lined in green and gold fabric with a metal rim
The larger: 6³⁄₄ in. (17.5 cm.) high; 15¹⁄₂ in. (39.5 cm.) wide; 12 in. (30.5 cm.) deep
The smaller: 6 in. (15.5 cm.) high; 11 in. (28 cm.) wide; 10 in. (25.5 cm.) deep

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