Finely crafted silver boxes called bonbonnieres, after the French word, were given as mementos to invited guests of Imperial banquets and state ceremonies from the late 1800s. Today, the custom of giving presentation boxes is not limited to the Imperial family, but has been adopted by corporations and ordinary people to commemorate the founding of a company or a wedding, or an auspicious event. This box in a square form has a scene inscribed into the lid of a bird on a bamboo stalk looking at narcissus blooming under a straw covering. This is most likely a New Years theme. The lunar New Year falls in February when Narcissus bloom and it is cold, thus the straw covering. The inside of the lid has a logo inscribed into it of a diamond form, composed of four lightening bolts. Within this is the character for electricity, which is most likely the gifting Company's logo. The bottom is sealed Hattori and marked Jungin (pure silver).
