Featured Small Maki-E Wooden Kogo, Minor Damage

it's 91.5 x 67.5 x 41mm; weight is 50 grams. The base an' cover have what appear to be plated brass rims; those on the base suffer some plating loss. The thin mating flange on the base has lost perhaps 20% of its lacquer, but those don't show when the cover is on. There's also lacquer loss on the base bottom, at the corners.
As far as I can tell, it is unmarked.
I don't believe it has any serious age to it; 20th C almost certainly. But whether pre-war, GHQ era or post-1952...that is my question.
As always, thanks for lookin'!

@916Bulldogs123 @shamster

 

Very pretty . I love a nice box.

 

Too big for a kogo. Kobako (small box) probably for incense. The inside looks like maki-e nashiji. It is older than you think.

Mikey

 

I’m not any expert in these box lol but I think that shape is often seen in Meiji and earlier box

 

A real beaut Whit.
Mikey & Shamster- Good answers and faster than AAF.

 

Sweet little box. I am with the others, Meiji period, maybe even earlier.

The outside also looks like nashiji to me, but the flakes are slightly bigger.

So do I. Where would the world be without boxes.

 

I am delighted to hear of the potential age of this wee treasure! Given that, should I look much more diligently for some mark? How may I learn more about these type boxes?

YES! Thank you all for this thumping encouragement!

 

A wonderful generous bunch of folks here !

 

You can always check past auction catalogue for similar boxes I.e. easyliveauction, their price guide are free and I always use them for eye candies

there are more examples on Japanese online auction sites and museums, the latter might have English database. I feel lucky that being Chinese makes researching Japanese stuff particularly easier, tho I barely understand the language