5007 - Japanese lacquer box, maki-e decoration featuring a pine tree and a figurative landscape scene, signed

Japanese lacquer box, maki-e decoration featuring a pine tree and a figurative landscape scene, signed Round Japanese lidded box with elaborate lacquer painting on a reddish-brown, wood-grained background. The lid features a stylized pine tree with needle-like branches rendered in black and gold, as well as a small human figure in a landscape scene. Decorative accents in gold, silver, and black. Interior completely lacquered black. On the lid are two silver plated Japanese characters and an orange seal stamp, the origin of which has not yet been definitively determined. Diameter: 17 cm\ Height: 8.5 cm Material: Lacquerwork; base material not definitively determined.