Japanese lacquer box; Brown lacquer box with convex lid. At the back two silver hinges (5 x 2 cm). On the one a man; frontal and full-length; dressed in wide pants; half-high boots with a sagging brim; a short shoulder cloak; jerkin; wide neck collar and wide-brimmed hat. On the other hinge a woman; also full-length but here slightly turned to the left. She is wearing a long dress. The left hand is resting on her side. The right arm is extended to the left. The upper part of the hinges consists of a fantasy ornament in a canopy shape. On the front a silver key plate in cartouch shape and a bolt. Above that also a canopy-shaped decoration (9 x 5 cm). The lacquer pattern is composed of mother-of-pearl rectangles with medallions in the middle. In the middle of the lid a silver handle (8.2 cm wide); Japan; Dutch East India Company; anonymous; Netherlands; 1600 - 1650; wood (plant material); mother of pearl; lacquer (coating); silver (metal); engraving; l 15.0 cm x w 23.5 cm x h 18.0 cm