Japanese Match Box.

A Japanese Match Box, Meiji period 1868/1912.Export work after sword ban. Fuchi kashira and Menuki made into a quality saleable item. Companies in the U.K were buying curios like this and then selling them in the U.K and U.S.A. It only has one menuki. The top opens on a hinge. In good condition, a quality antique item. OVER 18,S AND U.K SALES ONLY.