MITAMURA JIHO (1886-1979)A Black-LacquerNatsume (Tea Caddy)Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa (1926-1989) era, 20th centuryEmbellished in gold, silver, and polychrometakamaki-e with spiral whirlpool motifs of different size sparsely adorning the cover and body against a lustrous black-lacquer ground, the outer edge of the lid and body with horizontal lines, the inside of the lid and body of red lacquer sprinkled with goldhirame flakes, the inside raised edges limited to two spiral motifs, the inside of the lid lacquered with two cranes in gold and silverhiramaki-e, signed on the base in silvertakamaki-eJiho [...]; with atomobako wood storage box inscribedSaiko maki-e chaki (Tea caddy with design in colourfulmaki-e), signed inside the lidJiho saku (Made by Jiho) with sealJiho.8.4cm (3¼in) high. (3).