Edo period (1615-1868) or Meiji era (1868-1912), mid/late 19th century The polished black roiro kabusebuta (overlapping lid) decorated in gold hiramaki-e and discreetly inlaid details of kirikane with a hossu (ritual fly whisk) wrapped around a dragon-head handled cane leaning over a kyokuroku (Buddhist monk's chair), the interior of the lid and box of rich nashiji, the frame and baseboard fitted with a suzuri (ink-grinding stone) and a gilt-bronze suiteki (water dropper) in the form of a pair of shoes, unsigned, the rims mounted in silver; with a wood storage box attached with a paper label inscribed Ikkyu Zenshi rusu moyo maki-e suzuribako... (Maki-e box for writing utensils with the design alluding to the Zen Buddhist monk Ikkyu). 4.3cm x 19cm x 20.5cm (1 5/8in x 7½in x 8 1/16in). (8).