The scenes seem to depict the life of Christ, those on the front and lid seem to show the nativity.
Each side has different scene and there is a knight in one, a beast in another and what appears to be a king and queen in a different panel. The box and lid are lined in wood.
It is very heavy for its size and seems to be of solid brass.
There
are various versions of these caskets, and this is a good one.
The casting is quite crisp and it has the right amount of patina, neither
too bright nor too dark. The outside base of the box shows some scuffing (shown in the final photograph).
The item is marked with a lozenge shape with a numeral and the words "Made In Japan" also "Patent applied for".
There is a tab lock to the lid but no key. The hinges are sound.
The box measures 6.2 inches (15.4 cm) long, 2.75 inches (6.9 cm) high and 3.6 inches (9.1 cm) wide.
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