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<p>[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 9749220, member: 76316"]It's badly mottled an' faded on the exterior, but the interior is black, or near it. The theme of the illustration resembles a Japanese family crest, a Mon. I think I've seen this 3-leaf with berries as stylized in a B&W form; it was the Toyotomi clan Mon, now used officially by the Japanese Government; Paulownia leaves.</p><p>The top pic faintly shows a 16-petal chrysanthemum in the upper right; this is repeated on the side of the box, but not shown. That chrysanthemum blossom was used exclusively during the Meiji by the Imperial family.</p><p>This box could be post-war, or might be Taisho to early Showa era production, based on the apparent substrate. Thanks for lookin'!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]478373[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]478374[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]478375[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="wlwhittier, post: 9749220, member: 76316"]It's badly mottled an' faded on the exterior, but the interior is black, or near it. The theme of the illustration resembles a Japanese family crest, a Mon. I think I've seen this 3-leaf with berries as stylized in a B&W form; it was the Toyotomi clan Mon, now used officially by the Japanese Government; Paulownia leaves. The top pic faintly shows a 16-petal chrysanthemum in the upper right; this is repeated on the side of the box, but not shown. That chrysanthemum blossom was used exclusively during the Meiji by the Imperial family. This box could be post-war, or might be Taisho to early Showa era production, based on the apparent substrate. Thanks for lookin'! [ATTACH=full]478373[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]478374[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]478375[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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