Japanese Pre WWII Lacquered Box for Golden Kite Medal

Original era manufacture. This is what we believe this to be, an early pattern, perhaps Meiji era, lacquered box for an order of the Golden Kite. There is a wonderful hand-painted design on the lid of the box as shown. The interior has been modified with the removal of the medal cushion and replaced with a piece of gold brocade cloth. We idenify this case as for the Golden Kite due to it's size, measuring roughly 4x2.5x1 inches. Light age and wear.