Japan Japanese Orders in Tamatebako Miyake (Boxes for Nobles and Foreigners)

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Now another 2nd class set (thanks a lot for the pictures Alex (Taganrog)!!!), but this one is marked.

Marked with the kanji 美 - beauty (actually its stylized verision).

This hallmark was used by the private workshop of Shobido (尚美堂) that was established in 1900 in Osaka.

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3rd class (thanks Alex (Taganrog)!)

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Now 5th class with mark ヒ (could be Hiroshima Mint mark ).