Japanese Papier Mache Lacquer Box with Interior Scenes italian I think these bright orange

I think these bright orange porcelain "Persian Hunter 1642" boxes

It feels simultaneously very old and quite modern

Something of a time capsule

In the 1960's

Bottom half is 5 1/2" tall

Japanese Papier Mache Lacquer Box with Interior Scenes italian I think these bright orangeI am fairly certain this lovely small Japanese lacquer on papier mache box dates to Meiji period, which extended from 1868 to 1912. It features wonderfully detailed depictions of interior scenes, including figures in beautifully decorated kimonos sitting and eating, all rendered in gold, white and black against red. I just love the specificity of the imagery, down to the facial expressions of each figure, and the overall effect it creates of glimpsing