Japanese lacquer
 

Desktop study.
Meiji period.
Black lacquer and painted gold.
Painted all five walls, except for the bottom.
Height 16cm.
The width of 13cm.
Depth of 13 cm
 
Can you please tell the Press, who is the author?
Thank you!

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Print: 象 彦 (Dzohiko)

This is a famous Japanese company, that its site

http://www.zohiko.co.jp/english/

In general, things looked their different eras, the Press is unlikely to accurately determine the time of creation, namely a seal does not find it.
Really like the Meiji period.
But maybe Taisho.

kr555, Thank you very much for your help!
Apparently the elephant is a symbol of the company.
In press, if I remember correctly, shows an elephant.
Thank you.

Yes, it's a symbol of the company, and at the same time character Tso - the first syllable in the name of the company - which in Japanese means elephant . This is his archaic form , the very character altered beyond recognition.
The second syllable hiko - part of the name of the head in the 18th century ( Nishimura Hikobey third ), which created a beautiful dish with an elephant . Since all of the studio signed Dzohiko name . And by the way all his successors were of the same name, now head of the company - Nishimura Hikobey 9th .