Hiroto for the Hattori Company (circa 1900)


A silver and mixed-metal tobacco box and trayMeiji era (1868-1912), circa 1900The rectangular box decorated on the top with Ariwara no Narihira and attendants before Mount Fuji in iro-e hirazogan, kebori, and katakiri-bori on a shibuichi ground, the sides silver and the interior nashiji lacquer, signed Hiroto koku and sealed in gold Ko (Hiro), stamped ginsei (silver) and with a hallmark on the bottom edge of the box, the tray nashiji with a raised silver rim and four bracket feet in silverWith a wood storage box inscribed Gin tabako bako (Silver tobacco box) and with the label of the Hattori Watch Company of Osaka Box: 5 1/2 x 9 1/4 x 3 1/8in (13.9 x 23.5 x 7.8cm); tray: 8 1/8 x 11 7/8 x 7/8in (20.6 x 30.3 x 2.3cm)